Peru's Fujimori vows military-led crackdown on crime after taking office

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Peru's newly inaugurated President Alberto Fujimori has vowed a military-led crackdown on crime to tackle gang violence, extortion, and illegal mining. This hardline security strategy aims to address the country's escalating lawlessness and public safety concerns.

The newly inaugurated president – the ninth in just a decade – pledged to deploy the armed forces to crime-ridden areas and adopt a hardline security strategy as Peru grapples with its worst wave of gang violence, extortion and illegal mining in decades.