Minister for Women’s Affairs cites “political interference at the highest level” as an obstacle to recruiting Sergio Tarache

Last Tuesday, Colombian police arrested Sergio Tarache Parra, accused of killing Catherine Gomez by setting her on fire in Plaza Dos de Mayo in Cercado de Lima on March 18.

As a result, the national authorities initiated a process extradition defendant of Venezuelan citizenship. However, almost a week after his capture, his transfer to Peru was still incomplete.

Blames political interference

With this in mind, the Minister for Women’s Affairs, Nancy Tolentino, accused today, Sunday, of “political interference” at the “highest political level” in order to “obstruct” Sergio Tarache be transferred from Colombia to our country for the administration of justice.

“We reject the politicization of any act of violence. In this case Police contact with peers, and officeto be able to quickly access the expulsion or extradition of this femicide so that he can serve his term here, and unfortunately there have been some interventions at the highest level that we are trying to correct,” he said.

According to the owner Ministry of Womenthere would be “influence” of a political nature to “impede” the process, although he did not provide further details or evidence for this claim.

“We have also extradited people who have committed crimes to their countries who ask for it. This is normal and daily. influence this cannot be allowed. Let’s run out with my pair. Colombia so that he intervenes, so that he comes to serve the punishment that corresponds to him as soon as possible, ”he said.

“We do not want, rather, that this political intervention at the highest level interferes. The authorities of each country already know what corresponds to these events,” he added.

Besides, Tolentino Gamarra He explained that the extradition process would “take longer” and that they would not accept the “intervention” he mentioned.

“We need to (translate) as soon as possible. He has already been arrested, his identity has been established, his first demonstrations have been filmed. Indeed, we are able to go and translate it, but we need to fix it. an intervention that we should not accept,” he said.

Colombian Foreign Ministry says

Yesterday, the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release on the ongoing trial of Sergio Tarache. As indicated, a search is underway for the “most flexible procedure” so that it can be transferred to our country.

“The authorities of both countries have been working to find the most flexible procedure to bring Mr. Tarache Parra to the Peruvian authorities promptly, in accordance with the domestic and international rules applicable to this case,” the document says.

Similarly, Colombian authorities have confirmed that a woman who confessed to killing a woman was arrested in the northern country on April 12, based on an Interpol red notice upon request. Republic of Peru.

“As soon as the takeover occurred, the Colombian government communicated through diplomatic channels corresponding to the government of Peru,” the statement said.