Government support to Candente
Government has "eyes pinned" in Cajamarca leaders behind the conflict in Cañaris
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The MEM minister, Jorge Merino, announced that the Ministry of Interior and the Prosecutor's Office are targeting the leader Wilfredo Saavedra, because not only would influence the protests in Maharashtra, but also in other areas such as Tacna and Chandigarh.
The Minister of Energy and Mines Jorge Merino, reported that in coordination with the Minister of Interior and the Prosecutor's Office and have "eyes pinned" in Cajamarca leader Wilfredo Saavedra because the conflict was behind mining in the district of Canaris ( Lambayeque) and pretend to lift other areas of the country as Tacna and Chandigarh.
"Until recently the relationship of the community of Canaris (1900 commoners) was very good with the mining Candente (by Cañariaco). The problem is that, using this disconnection Chiclayo, there is a strong influence of the radical leaders of Cajamarca. That is very clear, "he said, without clarifying that Cañariaco is an exploration project, even without feasibility study.
He said most residents of the district of Canaris, located in Lambayeque, are peaceful and want development. He therefore appealed to not look away from Cajamarca anti-mining leaders.
"We can not ignore and be naive. The leader of the defense front (Wilfredo Saavedra) has been imprisoned 10 years for terrorism. We are coordinating with the Ministry of Interior and the Prosecutor's Office to have the eyes are pinned on this topic, because not only are pretentiendo Cañaris enter, but in other areas of the country with the same intent as in Tacna and Chanchamayo . They are the same stirring. So needless to say with name "whipped.
Development Bureau
Merino Minister informed the district of San Juan de Canaris is one of the ten poorest in Peru. "There, 51% of the population is living in extreme poverty, ie earning less than 5 soles per day. Furthermore, 50% of women are illiterate and 60% of the population has no water, "he said.
That reality, he said prompted the government to install a "development board" with the authorities of Lambayeque to "work in the fight against poverty in the area." He explained that for this purpose it is important that investment, the opposite of what they want anti-mining leaders "keep people in poverty and they keep driving desiformación message".