The new president of Peru, battling a surge in gang-related violence, on Tuesday named a retired hardline general as interior minister to oversee his "war against crime."
President José Jerí, 38, assumed the Presidency last week after Congress voted to impeach unpopular leader Dina Boluarte. He has promised to lead a transitional government until elections on April 12, 2026.
Jerí swore in a new Cabinet on Tuesday and named 61-year-old retired police general Vicente Tiburcio, who had previously led Peru's war on the Sendero Luminoso ("Shining Path") guerrilla group, as his interior minister.
Tiburcio was chosen for his experience in fighting "orga
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