A Peruvian judge on Monday ordered the arrests of two men accused of lynching a Canadian man in a remote Amazonian village last week as retribution. A minute-and-a-half long cellphone recording of the lynching, which was posted on Facebook, showed two men dragging Woodroffe by a noose around his neck as others looked on. Prosecutors have identified the two men and are working to determine who else took part in the lynching, according to the judicial ruling that ordered their arrests. Policing is scant over much of the Peruvian Andes and Amazon and villagers in far-flung provinces often punish accused criminals according to local customs. "We are aware of this case and actively seeking further information," Global Affairs Canada said in a statement.

Source: CBC News April 23, 2018 23:37 UTC