Prosecutors have been able to apply for pre-trial detention against Marta Huatai since May 2022, according to the anti-terrorism prosecutor.

The public prosecutor specializes in crimes of terrorism, Milko Ruiz, in a newspaper interview Tradegave details about the current criminal trial against the ex-Senderist leader Martha Huatai.

As you know, on February 23, a court session was to be held to consider the petition for pre-trial detention against him in connection with case of Tarat. However, the meeting had to be suspended because Huatai Ruiz could not be notified as it was not held.

According to the investigation of the aforementioned newspaper, the former leader of the terrorists went to Argentina in June 2022 and has not returned to Peru since.

“Prosecution did not request pre-trial detention in 2022”

The anti-terrorism prosecutor pointed out that advocate in October 2017 and in May 2021 he submits a request for preventive detention in respect of Martha Huatai “As soon as the public prosecutor makes a complaint to Power of attorney”, in the case of the attack on St. taratahappened in 1992.

“In May 2022, the prosecutor’s office issues a preliminary investigation act, but didn’t ask for a preliminary ruling and she remained in a simple form. It was already at the discretion of the prosecutor’s office, but then a preventive conclusion was already requested, and in this state the case will be considered in court,” he said.

Concerning the delay of the Public Ministry with the inclusion Martha Huatai in the case, Ruiz Espinoza explained that this was due to the fact that the sentenced comrade “Felician“Recently, he testified against her when the court case was at the stage of indictment against the terrorist leadership.

“She was not included (in the lawsuit against management) because the sentenced “Feliciano” (Oscar Ramirez Duran), who said that she would be the leader of Socorro Popular, is an offshoot shining path – and the commander of the detachment that carried out the attack on taratahe did it when this trial was already under indictment,” he said.

State Counsel clarified that in this case, prosecutors are seeking a life sentence from her and that the judiciary has “accepted” the Attorney General’s request for civil compensation of S$2 million.” process versus management shining path that she had already obeyed and for this reason she was released,” he stressed.

“I find it difficult for Argentina to give him protection.”

On the other hand, the prosecutor indicated that he considered it “difficult” for the Argentine State to accept a possible request for protection or asylum in favor of Martha Huatai.

“Any opportunity can be if she accepts any request or request for protection or asylum. It will be a dubious topic if Argentina She accepts this because she has a “mega process” belief, Ruiz pointed out.

“Huatai You can ask for asylum or asylum, but I find it difficult for a country like Argentina to give you protection,” he added.

He also indicated that he considered it “unlikely” that a lawyer associated with Sendero Luminoso would return to our country.

“We don’t know if she will be able to connect from there, but with the preventive detention that the prosecutor’s office requested, it will have to be decided by the judge, and we hope that, obviously, it will be recognized as appropriate (…) And if it is decided by the judicial authority, she must be captured and extradited, unless it is established by law,” he explained.

In turn, the lawyer pointed out that Huatai, who was released in October 2017, still has to solidarity reparation which was imposed on the Senderist leadership in favor of the state.

“Due to the ‘mega process’, she has a solidarity reparation of 3,700 million S / 700 million along with the management of senderista. Her office was seized, where the Socorro Popular center for democratic lawyers operated, and this office was auctioned off. Approximately S/51 thousand were collected, which was collected,” he said.