LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's Congress voted Friday to remove the interior minister from office after deciding that he had failed ...

Interior Minister Juan José Santiváñez has 72 hours to resign following the no-confidence vote, which passed with 78 votes in ...

Peru's Congress removed Interior Minister Juan José Santiváñez following a no-confidence vote due to his failure to manage ...

Peru's one-house Congress Friday approved by 79 votes in favor, 11 against, and 20 abstentions a motion of censorship and ...

Peruvian lawmakers have ousted Interior Minister Juan Jose Santivanez due to his inability to tackle the rising crime rates ...

LIMA (Reuters) -Peruvian lawmakers voted on Friday to oust the country's interior minister, Juan Jose Santivanez, who has faced criticism amid a spike in crime in the South American country.

Peru’s congress fired the nation’s minister in charge of police on Friday, days after the murder of a popular singer once again raised alarm about a rise in deadly extortion rackets.

Peru’s Congress voted on Friday to dismiss the country’s interior minister over his failure to contain a spike in violent crime following the murder of a popular singer. MPs voted by 79 votes ...

Peruvian lawmakers voted on Friday to oust the country's interior minister, Juan Jose Santivanez, who has faced criticism amid a spike in crime in the South American country. Santivanez was removed ...

LIMA, Peru — Peru's Congress voted Friday to remove the interior minister from office after deciding that he had failed to adequately handle rising violent crime in the Andean country.