The National Prosecutor ordered this Tuesday to initiate a preliminary investigation once morest the president In Boluarte; the head of the Council of Ministers, Alberto Otárola; interior minister, Victor Rojas; Defense Minister J.orge chavez, for the alleged crimes of genocide, qualified homicide and serious injuries, committed during the demonstrations in the regions of Apurímac, La Libertad, Puno, Junín, Arequipa and Ayacucho.
Pedro Ángulo has also been included in this process, in his capacity as former president of the Council of Ministers; and César Cervantes, former head of the Interior. This is because they were part of the government during the first demonstrations that were reported in the fortnight of December.
So far there have been reported 45 deaths since the start of the demonstrations once morest the government of Dina Boluarte. The first deaths occurred in Andahuaylas, then in Arequipa, Ayacucho, Junín and Puno. This last region is the one that had the largest number of victims because there were 17 deaths.
The Prime Minister, Alberto Otárola, pointed out that the deaths in Puno were due to almost two thousand people tried to take over the Juliaca airport attacking the Police and Armed Forces. In this sense, he affirmed that there was a clear attack on the rule of law.
“More than nine thousand people approached the airport and approximately two thousand of them began a merciless attack once morest the Police and
these facilities using hazelnuts, weapons with a double charge of gunpowder. At the time we are writing this report, they indicate that there have been deaths of citizens and compatriots, which of course we regret, express the direct responsibility of those who want to carry out a coup in the country,” said the prime minister.
PNP denies use of firearm
The general commander of the PNP, Raúl Alfaro, indicated that the police agents, the second PNP non-commissioned officer, José Luis Soncco Quispe and the third PNP non-commissioned officer Ronald Villasante Toque, did not use their firearms when a mob approached the police vehicle. early this Tuesday morning.
“‘In the last few hours, there have been very violent attacks once morest the airport and other public institutions; and as a consequence of that, there has been a deceased police officer, non-commissioned officer Soncco Quispe (…) is the subject of investigation. [Los policías] They were reduced, they have avoided the use of their firearm when they saw that their lives were at risk. They have not used their firearm. They have left them and finally the non-commissioned officer Villasante has been able to escape from the mob”, commented the PNP commander.
Alfaro pointed out that the proceedings confirmed that the charred body next to the vehicle belonged to the petty officer Jose Luis Sonco and they will continue with the investigations of “people who are inciting indiscriminate violence, an irrational justification where there are only injuries and deaths and very large economic losses for public and State institutions.”
