Leader of Ashaninka about the murder of the leader: “This could have been avoided, the minister knew about the threats”

Last Saturday, the historical leader Ashaninka Santiago Contoricon he was killed by five bullets in front of his family at his home located in the Rio Tambo district, Satipo province, Junin region.

The next day a statement from Tambo River Ashaninka Central (CART) placed responsibility for the crime on criminal organizations engaged in drugs spreading and announced forceful measures until the perpetrators of the crime were caught.

“The Minister of the Interior knew about the threats”

ABOUT, Fabian Antunes, CARTS president, in dialogue with RPP Newspointed out that a few days before the crime they warned about the threats that the leader received, but the state did not take timely measures.

“On March 24, I went with a report to the Minister of the Interior (…), we informed him of our concern that we were threatened drugs spreading. It’s April 10, how long has it been? This death could have been avoided if the State had been here to support our indigenous communities. But, due to the negligence of the Government, this event happened,” he said.

In this sense, he pointed out that all leaders were threatened and that the state did not prescribe any protection measures for them.

We have all received threats and the minister of the interior knows Since we’ve told you that both me and the Committee of Self-Defense are being threatened, Mr. White. kontorikon that he has already been killed (…) Everyone has threats,” he said.

Except, antunes He said that killings of indigenous leaders are repeated.

“Last year it was about Professor Rumich, who was killed in Pangoa, and it did not lead to anything. Gonzalo Pio that he was killed in Satipo and that also did not lead to anything. The head of the native community of Yanapate in the Tambo River basin was also killed, and this did not lead to anything, ”he recalls.

force measurements

Faced with this situation, the president BASKET indicated that, starting today, the community will block all access to the city until a high-level commission is present in Rio Tambo.

“Today at 18:00 all access roads to the city of Atalaya are closed, both by river and by land. It will be immobilization until the prime minister and the ministers of the interior, defense and justice arrive, and we want to talk to them. what is the safety plan for declaring an emergency in VRAEM for the indigenous communities of the Tambo River Basin. We want to see the plan,” he said.

In a statement, the Ashan Center demanded that the prime minister and the aforementioned ministers “come within 48 hours” to the native community of s. Port of the Trench “give explanations about the abandonment and neglect of the Ashan people.”

They also demanded the “immediate withdrawal” of “all officers from the base Navy of Peruin that city “for failing to fulfill their duties to ensure the safety and security of the population” and, allegedly, “allowing the passage of ships carrying cocaine and chemical cargoes for the drug trade.”

They also announced a “48 hours” deadline for the “withdrawal of all foreigners” from Puerto Trench and Puerto Chat.

In turn, they demanded National Attorney that “within 48 hours” report on the progress of the murder investigation Santiago Contoricon.

Ombudsman’s office condemns killing of Kontoricon

For its part, today the Office of the Ombudsman issued a decision in the murder case Santiago Contoricon.

“We condemn the assassination of Ashani leader Santiago Contoricon Antunes, former mayor of Rio Tambo and former regional councilor of Junin, which took place last Saturday night at his home in downtown Puerto Ocopa,” the organization said on Twitter.

They also called prosecution “Develop an early investigation to identify and punish those responsible, and activate the Victims and Witnesses Assistance Unit.”

They also asked Police that “double security in the area”.

Mininter offers a reward for finding assassins from Kontorikon

He Ministry of the Interior (minter) announced yesterday that it is offering an economic benefit of up to SGD 150,000 to anyone who can provide relevant and timely information that will facilitate the identification, detention and capture of those responsible for the assassination of Ashani leader Santiago Camilo Contoricon Antunes.

The sector statement indicated that the National Directorate of Criminal Investigation (Dirnic) proposed that the case be included in the Rewards Program “with the aim of cooperating with the National Police of Peru (PNP) in the fight against crime and in order for citizens who receive first-hand information that help identify the alleged perpetrators of the reprehensible act.”

The notice has been posted on the Rewards Program website: www.recompensas.pe/informacion-idonea.

“If a citizen has information that allows the identification and arrest of those responsible for this murder, he can cooperate with the authorities on 0800 40 007 free of charge and with all guarantees of security and confidentiality,” the letter says.

Also minter announced the dispatch of a team from the homicide unit National Police of Peru to the province satipoin Junin district, to support the investigation into the murder of the leader of the indigenous Ashaninka ethnic group.