No person, organization, Armed Force, National Police or sector of the population may assume the exercise of this power in violation of the Constitution. To do so constitutes rebellion or sedition. No one owes obedience to a government that has illegally usurped power, nor to anyone that has assumed public functions in violation of the Constitution or laws. The civilian population has the right to insurrection in defense of the constitutional order. Acts by those who have illegally usurped power are null.
Public solicitors defend the State's interests in conformity with law.
The State is exonerated from the payment of judicial costs and expenses. Official languages are Spanish and, in the areas where they predominate, Quechua, Aimara and other aborigenal languages, according to law. The capital of the Republic of Peru is the city of Lima. Its historical capital is Cusco. The flag with three vertical stripes in red, white and red, the coat of arms and the national hymm are patriotic symbols.