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The National Police of Peru announced this Friday, March 24, that the country issued an international arrest warrant once morest the alleged femicide of the crime that has scandalized the countrybecause supposedly a Venezuelan burned alive his ex-partner, whose death was confirmed this Friday.
“He has an international capture alert at this very moment and we are working with special teams to achieve his prompt arrest and make him available to the authorities,” said the director of Criminal Investigation, Óscar Arriola, to the local radio station RPP.
The Ministry of the Interior of Peru included the alleged perpetrator of the crime, Sergio Tarache, 21 years oldin the Rewards Program, and offers 50,000 soles (approximately $13,000) to anyone who can provide information on the young man’s whereregardings, EFE published.
Arriola explained that, on the day of the attack, Katherine Gómez, a Peruvian national, argued with her ex-partner, Tarache, and that later she was going to go to a nightclub, but, according to witnesses, while she was waiting for the bus in a square in the historic center of Lima, the attacker sprayed him with gasoline and set him on fire with his lighter.
The attack, which was recorded on videocaused the young woman to be admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) by presenting 60% of her body with third-degree burns, according to the Ombudsman’s Office.
Arriola also explained that four days ago they asked the Public Ministry to request the preliminary arrest of Tarache, but he regretted that they might not arrest him because the flagrante delicto lasts a day in Peru.
«Flagrance in the country has an ephemeral duration of almost 24 hours. That is why when a person commits a crime and 25 hours pass, they can no longer be detained because otherwise they would be violating a fundamental right no matter how delinquent they are. That is why there is a legislative initiative (…) Why not a flagrante delicto of seven days? Who do we protect if not to make a constitutional reform of this type? »He said.
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How did the event occur?
The event occurred on the night of March 18, the Venezuelan Sergio Tarache threw gasoline at her and set fire to Katherine Gómez in the middle of a public thoroughfare in the center of Lima, Peru, because she did not accept his decision to end the relationship they had, according to what was published. Final version. After this, she fled the place.
The people who were at the scene helped Gómez and transferred her to a nearby hospital, where she was held until Friday, March 24, when she died.
Final version indicates that the Venezuelan entered Peru in February 2019.
shocked Peru
This femicide has caused a stir in the country, due to the cruelty of what happened and the controversial statements by the Minister for Women, Nancy Tolentino, regarding the case, which unleashed criticism from organizations and activists this Friday by stating that the young people must choose “well who they are with”which has been understood as a way of blaming the victim.
“He fought for his life, but the amount of damaged body has made it impossible for the doctors to save his life (…) We extend our condolences to the entire family,” the minister said in an interview with the RPP radio station.
Then he added: “We would like young women to choose well who they are with, they must be aware that they deserve to be free of violence and that they do not accept any commitment or relationship with a person who does not respect them,” which blames the victims, as they claimed. various groups in social networks.
«It’s always the femicide’s fault! Regrettable statements by Mrs. Tolentino and the role that the Ministry for Women has been playing in the face of the growth of violence once morest women and LGTBIQ+ people,” the feminist organization Demus denounced on Twitter.
The Promsex collective also joined the wave of criticism, stating that the minister’s expressions “shift responsibility to the victim«, and the Manuela Ramos group, which accused Tolentino of «blaming a victim of femicide and re-victimizing her family».
With information from EFE and Final Version
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