Peruvian police put officers on high alert amid political crisis

Reuters

LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police ordered its personnel across the country to be on maximum alert amid a deepening political crisis that has sparked widespread calls for President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski to resign. A document seen by Reuters declared the start of the security alert early on Wednesday, hours after secret video recordings ensnared Kuczynski in vote-buying allegations on the eve of an impeachment motion. (Reporting By Teresa Cespedes and Maria Cervantes)