Peru's new president names ex-general to oversee 'war' on gangs | News

LIMA, Oct 15, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - 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 Jose Jeri, 38, assumed the presidency last week after parliament voted to impeach unpopular leader Dina Boluarte. Jeri 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 Shining Path guerrilla group, as his interior minister. Tiburcio was chosen for his experience in fighting "organized crime, drug trafficking and terrorism," the government said in a statement. Jeri had vowed to tackle a wave of extortion and murder that has plagued Peru in recent...