00:00We are going to other topics because in Peru, the relatives of the victims of political violence regret that the
00:07organizers of Popolio 14's visit have canceled a meeting that had been scheduled with them.
00:13However, they have not lost hope that the Supreme Pontiff may hear their just demands.
00:18Our correspondent Ramiro Angulo Machiavelli shares the details with us.
00:25It has been more than 40 years since the relatives of the victims of the political violence Peru experienced have
00:33not received full justice.
00:36That is why they regret that Popolio 14 will not be receiving them as had been planned.
00:43As Giselle Ortiz, one of the leading spokespersons for these organizations, tells us.
00:50In any case, we believe we can make our voice heard through the media, and convey to the Pope that
00:55we understand, it is not his responsibility, just as it is not that of Archbishop Castillo.
01:01But that, regrettably, there are many sectors, not only within the church, but also in politics and the business community,
01:10who do not want the Pope to see the real Peru, the Peru of the victims, the Peru of people
01:16who have been fighting against an indolent state.
01:19The victims' relatives clearly recall that when the dictator Alberto Fujimori was pardoned in December 2017, Robert Prevost, who was
01:29then Bishop of Ciclayo, criticized the way in which Fujimori had asked the victims for forgiveness.
01:37There is no truth. There is no justice. There has been a setback on the issue of memory.
01:43We would like the Holy Father to listen, given that he is aware of the situation facing the victims, before
01:50the establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
01:53He supported in collecting signatures specifically to demand the establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate all the
02:03events that took place between 1980 and 2000 that helped us a lot.
02:08For the families, Keiko Fujimori's call for reconciliation is at odds with the amnesty laws passed by her party, which
02:18seek to acquit police officers and military personnel who committed crimes against humanity.
02:27This need to restore the balance of powers in our country is extremely important.
02:32Today we have no significant checks and balances, political and institutional checks and balances, I mean.
02:39And as a result, democracy in our country is being undermined.
02:43Human rights are being undermined.
02:45And the rule of law itself is being undermined, which should be a fundamental pillar of the people's well-being.
02:53For Milagro Samillan, sister of a young doctor murdered during the protests against Dina Boluarte's entering government, what happened in
03:03the 80s, should never have happened again.
03:06And she never imagined that she and her family would have to live this tragedy once again.
03:13We are not asking for a day.
03:15We are asking for a few minutes to be heard, so that the Pope may see for himself how the
03:20survivors continue to live, amidst bullets and shot, so that he may hear their cry that rings out to this
03:26very day.
03:27It is a shame that this has not happened, that it has not come to fruition.
03:31And it is a shame that Keiko Fujimori's government intends to present the Pope with a wonderland version of the
03:37country.
03:38In our country, murders are still being committed.
03:41There are still family members waiting for justice and survivors, who live with pain to this day.
03:47In this context, the victims' families believe it is necessary to continue seeking other means of reaching Pope Leo XIV,
03:56thus renewing their hopes so that they may continue to fight for the truth, justice and dignified red dress.
04:12And after this report, if we have a short break coming up, don't go away because we'll be right back.
