Julio Rodriguez notes that the investigation of Joaquin Ramirez for money laundering is “political persecution”.

Julio RodriguezJoaquin Ramirez’s legal representative, said this Sunday that the investigation into the former general secretary people strength for alleged money laundering is a political persecution as the prosecutor’s office bases its investigation only on suspicions.

The public ministry’s investigation, he said, focuses on increasing Ramirez’s assets, which he says is a mistake and “censorship of business success.”

In this regard, he pointed out that all real estate sales made by Ramirez are regular, and pointed out that prosecutorial investigations must have a reason and motivation.

“It’s about building prosecution done live, it’s basically, I think, political persecution,” the lawyer told the Sunday newspaper Panorama.

“The suspicion in the judicial headquarters, the tax investigation is a suspicion that must be reasoned, motivated, the suspicion is not why you have so much money and you grew up?, But how you grew up,” he added. .

DEA investigation and Alas Peruanas situation

Concerning the DEA investigation into the money laundering case against Joaquin Ramirezthe lawyer pointed out that this currently does not include the mayor of Cajamarca and only focuses on his uncle Fidel Ramirez.

He also indicated that currently Joaquin Ramirez He has no barriers to entry into the United States and has even just renewed his visa. He also said that the investigation into Ramirez’s late uncle is not public and the details are unknown.

Fidel Ramirez was the rector Peruvian Wings University, a company with which Joaquin Ramirez has signed various contracts. In this regard, Rodriguez indicated that the university has no loans from Joaquin Ramirez.

“These are not loans, these are debts that the university is asking for from Joaquin Ramirez, and these debts have been the subject of arbitration awards, which even in some cases have already been won by Joaquin Ramirez, arbitrations in his favor,” he said. .

“The awards of the losers were called into question and they were taken to court. These awards are in court today and are pending, but there is no loan that the university has made to Joaquin Ramirez,” he said.

property confiscation

Last week, the prosecutor’s office seized 295 assets from Joaquin Ramirezformer general secretary of Fuerza Popular and current mayor of Cajamarca, as part of an investigation against him for money laundering.

As a result, the Minister of the Interior Vincent Romeroassured that the investigation against Ramirez is the largest money laundering case since the Orellana case, involving the now imprisoned businessman Rodolfo Orellana and about 79 people involved in 112 money laundering acts.

“After the Orellana case, this case is the largest in Peru. On average, more than a billion dollars will be confiscated in relation to 295 assets: buildings, vehicles, aircraft. hidden illegally,” the minister said at a press conference.