Boluarte and part of his government must appear before the prosecutor’s office

The Peruvian prosecutor’s office summoned President Dina Boluarte and Prime Minister Alberto OtárolaOn September 27, testify in the pre-investigation proceedings for the alleged commission of the crimes of genocide, aggravated murder and abuse of power during the anti-government protests that rocked the country from December to March.

Through the official document of the Ministry of Public Affairs published this Saturday in the local media, the head of state and the head of the cabinet of ministers They will have to attend the headquarters of the Prosecutor’s Office, located in the center of Lima, on September 27 at 9:00 a.m. or 2:30 p.m.

The Prosecutor’s Office is conducting a preliminary investigation against Boluarte for the alleged commission crimes of genocide, murder and serious injuries, after the death of 77 people in mobilizations, 49 of which were in direct confrontations with law enforcement forces deployed to suppress protesters.

This document also quotes current defense ministers Jorge Chávez and interior minister Vicente RomeroSeptember 22 and 25, respectively.

The prosecution also decided to call the former head of Boluarte’s first ministerial cabinet, Pedro Angulo, on September 22 so that their investigative statement could be received, as well as to former Interior Ministers Víctor Rojas and César Cervantes by September 21.

August 14 Prosecutor of the People of Peru, Patricia Benavideshe stated that the preliminary investigation into the deaths in the anti-government protests is in its final phase.

He stated that he cannot allow investigations to last for years, and “all the more so when there are some.” violation of human rights“, which is why he explained that they are shortening the deadlines in order to shed light on the truth and determine who is responsible and to punish them.

Boluarte He has already gone to the prosecutor’s office on two occasions as part of this investigationbut the first, on March 7, he did not testify because he was waiting for the solution of the protection of rights presented by the State Attorney’s Office, which requested his inclusion in the investigation due to the statement of Prime Minister Otárola.

And he was June 6 when she gave her answer for about three hours in front of the Ministry of Public Affairs, and after leaving, her lawyer Joseph Campos told the media that the president expects to be excluded from the investigation.

Campos, however, questioned that it exists preliminary investigation for the crime of genocide against the rulersomething he assured made “no sense whatsoever” but had an “aggravating effect” as long as it was in place.