Alberto Otarola applied to the prosecutor’s office to testify in the investigation against him of the alleged crime of genocide.

The President of the Council of Ministers Alberto Otarola took part in public service submit your application within the framework of the preliminary investigation initiated by the National Prosecutor, Patricia Benavidezalong with President Dina Boluarte and some former officials of her government for the deaths recorded during demonstrations in December 2022 and January 2023. He will be the first to take part in this process.

At around 3:00 pm, Otarola Peñaranda arrived at the 11th floor of the Prosecutor’s Office, along with her lawyer and police officers assigned to her security as a high-ranking official of the current government, to participate in this tax proceedings related to this case.

The president Dina Boluarte together with the head of the Cabinet, Alberto Otaroladefense minister, Jorge Chavez and former ministers Pedro Angulo, Cesar Cervantes D Victor Rojas Investigations are ongoing into the alleged crimes of genocide, qualified murder and serious injuries committed during demonstrations in December 2022 and January 2023 in the regions of Apurimac, La Libertad, Puno, Junin, Arequipa and Ayacucho.

Demonstrations against the current government began on December 10, and to date, 54 people have died as a result of clashes with police and road closures.

Otarola asks to expedite the investigation of excesses

Alberto Otarola asked the Ministry of Public Affairs last week to expedite the search for people “who are destroying Peru.”

“As for the tax folders, we can say that we are ready to investigate. We just wish the National Attorney’s Office would tell us with the same urgency what tax folders are in place for people who are destroying Peru and airports,” he said. said at a press conference.

On the other hand, he deplored the deaths so far due to the protests and indicated that “we will all get to the bottom of the truth” about the facts and that during the visit of the Inter-American Commission, he indicated that Government and Police was attacked by demonstrators.

Otarola indicated that the government did not have time to analyze a scenario like the current one and criticized the conflicts for being “instigated and prepared by the outgoing coup government, and the coup president has been preparing it for a year and a half”. However, he argued that an “intensive process of dialogue” is being sought through platforms for negotiation with the regions.

He also announced government support for Congress to approve the establishment of a commission of inquiry to investigate responsibility for the marches that killed people in December 2022 and January 2023.