The head of the CCFFAA blamed the deaths of six soldiers in Puno on “assaulters” who threw stones at them.

Head of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces, General Manuel Gomez de la Torreblamed the deaths of six soldiers who drowned in the Ilawe River on “attackers” who were among the “locals” who threw stones at them, in the province of El Collao, Puno region.

In an interview program Air RotaryHe general Manuel Gomez de la Torre testified that the soldiers of two patrols tried to pass from Ilawe to Dzhuli to reinforce the military base during violent protests in Fist.

“These employees went to Juli and were not allowed to arrive because this happened, they returned by the same route and were constantly besieged by the locals, who are unfortunately outraged,” he said.

He general Manuel Gomez de la Torre He specified that a military patrol had crossed the Ilawe River from Ilawe to Juli, but when they returned they were unable to cross the same place “due to pressure” from the “attackers”.

“They crossed, we call the chain, we are caught. The problem arose when a rain of stones, hazelnuts and other objects fell on them in the middle of the transition. Same squad and same personnel who reported it. passed to me. They felt the blows,” he said.

When asked who is responsible for death, Gral. Manuel Gomez de la Torre He assured that they were “attackers”.

Help from some community members

also Gral. Manuel Gomez de la Torre He claimed that, according to the military, five people had beaten a soldier and a sergeant near the Ilawe River after being pulled out of the water. However, the head of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces admitted that “some members of the community” helped and assisted the fighters drowning in the Ilawa River.

“No one denies that some of the members of the community … so I mean that not all of them acted in this way, I said from the very beginning that there are people along the way who reached out and tried to help and guide them, they were given water. When they got to the river, those who helped them were some members of the community, but we are not talking about the rest who participated in this attack on our people,” he said.

Gral. Manuel Gomez de la Torre He pointed out that so far there were no six servicemen detained after the drowning and assured that they were trying to identify the perpetrators.

“They surrounded us”

In a video recorded at the Puno military headquarters, some of the soldiers trying to cross the Ilawe River are heard saying that the decision to enter the stream was prompted by the protesters’ attack.

“The reason we crossed the river was because we had nowhere to run, they were about 800-900 people They practically surrounded us. They started throwing rocks at us. There we began to cross the river. It was the only way we had to save our lives as officers, soldiers and technicians,” said one of the surviving soldiers.

However, after the accident, some residents near the Ilawe River tried to rescue the drowning soldiers, helped them out of the stream, and even provided them with blankets to keep them warm.

So far, soldiers David Lakiticona Kosi (19), Juan José Garabito Ticona (18) and Jarli David Aguilar Copa (24) have been hospitalized with hypothermia at El Collao Health Network Emergency.

The soldiers who died in the waters of the Ilawe River are Carlos Quispe Montalicio (22 years old), Franz Canas Cauaya (20 years old), Alex Quispe Serrano (19 years old), Elvis Pari Quiso (19 years old), Percy Alex Castillo Pongo (19 years old) and Elias Lupaka. Inquillas (19).

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