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LIMA, Peru — Amazon protest leader Alberto Pizango has left Peru on a plane headed for Nicaragua, where he has been granted political asylum.
Amazon Indian federation leader Edson Rosales says Pizango sought refuge in Nicaragua’s embassy last week after Peru filed sedition and rebellion charges against him, accusing him of provoking violence when protests over Amazon development proposals turned deadly. The June 5 clash left 24 police dead.
Indian leaders say at least 30 civilians died.
