The government will announce the new head of DINI in the next few hours, says Alberto Otarola.

Council of Ministers President Alberto Otarola said that in the next few hours this Wednesday, January 4, the name of the person who will replace Juan Carlos Liendo O’Connor as head of the National Intelligence Agency (DINI).

From the Center for Crisis Control and Monitoring, he said that the new head Dini after a momentous departure reading O’Connorwho formulated his resignation to this position, having learned that President Dina Boluarte appreciates her permanence in this post.

“The new owner has already been appointed, in the coming hours [se conocerá el nombre]”, he told the media.

Otarola did not name new director of DINIbut emphasized that a “competent” official had been sought.

“We are looking for a competent official, and our task is to look ahead. Let the country be sure that we will work directly with such an important institution,” he said.

Despite, Dini A day goes by without a director Otarola He stressed that the intelligence information provided by this department was properly sent to the apparatus President Dina Boluarte and prime ministeras part of the resumption of protests in the south of the country.

“Intelligence information provided by DINI is regularly sent to the office of the president and prime minister, there is no problem with that,” he said.

Otarola calls for peace before protests resume

Mentioning that December This has been a critical month for National economy for the strikes that paralyzed the country, Alberto Otarola He called for peace after the resumption of protests in the south of the country.

“[A los manifestantes] We once again call for respect for the life and integrity of our compatriots. […] 33 million Peruvians want to live in peace, freedom of movement, buy, sell, visit relatives and transport our products,” he specified.

“December was a critical month for the country’s economy. “For the first time in several years, numbers are down for a very direct reason: social protests are often fueled by dark sectors,” he added.

In this sense, he said that at the moment there are nine checkpoints in the city. Fist and that airports are operating normally.

“There is complete calm and, once again, an appeal to the population to be sure that we take responsibility for the internal order and that the impact on the daily life of the Peruvians will be temporary,” he said.

For his part, the Minister of Defense Jorge Chavezannounced that as part of the renewed protests Armed forces They will ensure the operation of public services, as well as the protection of critical assets and strategic infrastructure.