Peruvian non commissioned retired military personnel seeking benefits gather in downtown Lima on August 23, 2022, before being admitted into the Presidential Palace to meet President Pedro Castillo. – The protesting retired military personnel have presented President Castillo various petitions seeking economic benefits for having fought the guerrillas between 1980 and 2000. “We are claiming a pension that corresponds to us, we are considered heroes of democracy against terrorism,” Walter Mendoza, 46, a “licensee” (retired non-commissioned officer) from the army, told AFP.
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