A young Peruvian economist died under mysterious circumstances in Indonesia, following being arrested for transporting his mental health medications. The affected intended to celebrate her honeymoon in Southeast Asia with her husband, with whom she had married days before in Chile. Now, her family points to the Peruvian Consulate in Indonesia, since they would not have responded to her requests to help the student.
An alleged case of discrimination affected two young people from the LGBT+ community, who They got married in Chile and wanted to celebrate their honeymoon in the best way.
However, their illusions vanished as soon as they reached their destination: Indonesia.
What happened? According to medium Infobae, the marriage of Peruvian origin traveled separately. Rodrigo Ventosilla, a trans student who was studying at Harvard, was the first to arrive in Southeast Asia on August 6 last.
Passing through the controls of the denpasar airport, He was arrested following being accused of being a drug trafficker.
This, since it was transported Medications linked to your mental health treatmentfor which he had a medical prescription.
His partner, Sebastián Marallano, arrived on a different flight and immediately began to carry out errands to get Ventosilla out of jail. Nevertheless, he also ended up behind bars.
According to relatives of both, They asked for 13,000 dollars to release them, a figure that increased to 100,000 dollars as the hours passed.
In addition, Rodrigo and Sebastián informed those closest to them that they had suffered violation of rights and discrimination due to their sexual orientation.
On August 8, communication with Latin American youth was lost. However, the next day it was reported that both had suffered a decompensation in their cell, for which they were transferred to a care center.
Rodrigo died on August 11 and, according to his relatives, the Indonesian Police did not want to provide information regarding the cause of his death.
Accusations of relatives of the Peruvian economist
The relatives accuse the police officers of deny the rights of communication, access to timely health and legal advice.
On the other hand, they point once morest the representative of the Consulate of Peru in IndonesiaJulio Eduardo Tenorio Pereyra, since would not have attended to their requests to protect the integrity of the marriage.
In that sense, they ask to investigate this authority for having neglected its functions. On the other hand, they urge President Pedro Castillo to request information regarding the detention of the Peruvians and the cause of Rodrigo Ventosilla’s death.
Harvard Kennedy School Dean Douglas W. Elmendorf expressed support for the family’s call for “immediate and thorough investigation and public release of all relevant information.”
Finally, it is necessary to specify that Sebastián Marallana returned to his country on August 17.
