Mariano Gonzalez: “I find Pedro Castillo’s complaint against Harvey Colchado offensive, he intends to intimidate him”

Former Minister of the Interior Mariano Gonzalez characterized as inexplicable that the president’s lawyers Peter’s castle”and his ayayero ministers” recommended that he demand the commencement of a sanctions process that would result in the removal of Colonel Harvey Colchado from the raid on the Government Palace.

“The talk that he is just any citizen is false. He is not just any citizen. Whether we like it or not, he sits as President of the Republic, so he is obliged to respect the institutions, the powers of the State and autonomous entities,” he said.

“Political prosecution is what he does today against Harvey Colchado, political prosecution is what he did against the prosecutor. Patricia Benavidez. Political persecution is trying to arrange a circus of situations that need to be understood differently. It’s getting clearer to me every day who’s putting the pressure on Peter’s castle”, he added.

In an interview with RPP Noticias, the former minister recalled that when Colonel Harvey Colchadothe head of the Special Police Detachment, who accompanied the prosecutors in the raid on the Government Palace on August 9, “he answers the fiscal norm and the court order.”

“He clearly fulfills his duty. I consider the president’s complaint against him insulting. Harvey Colchado and, in addition, he intends to intimidate him and the special team (…) It is pretended, voluntarily or unwittingly, that the government and Castillo will try to indirectly violate the constitutional order, ”he reproached.

“This is a violation of another authority, ignoring a court decision, ignoring the work of such an autonomous organization as prosecutor’s office and practically imposes himself on other authorities and autonomous entities that he does not respect, and tries to intimidate the police, ”he added in Everything is known.

Sanctions process against Harvey Colchado

President this afternoon Peter’s castlethrough his lawyer, Eduardo Pachas, submitted a formal letter to the Inspector General of Police, requesting that a sanctions process be initiated that would result in the removal of Colonel Harvey Colchado, head of the task force, for carrying out the search. warrant at the Government Palace, 9 August.

According to RPP Noticias sources, the president is asking for disciplinary proceedings and an investigation against the PNP colonel. Harvey Colchado and that at the end of this “a very serious sanction is imposed, therefore he is immediately retired” in accordance with the law governing the disciplinary regime of the police.

Eduardo Pachas, Presidential Counsel Peter’s castleHe also filed a complaint against the prosecutor. Hans Aguirrein charge of discretion, and Judge Raul Justiniano, who ordered a search of the presidential residence, which is located inside the Government Palace.

Argumentation of the request submitted by the President Peter’s castleit is mentioned that on August 9 Colonel Harvey Colchado and five more police officers from the special prosecutor’s office support group were present government palace conduct a search, blocking and search for arrest, in addition, Yennefer Paredes.

This document, to which RPP Noticias had access, attributes Harvey Colchado “violating the inviolability of the president” for executing the decision to arrest and seize the property of the daughter-in-law of the head of state in the presidential residence, located in the Government Palace.

In a letter to the police inspector, the head of state demands that, at the end of this disciplinary process, he be immediately dismissed as a “very serious sanction.” This official letter notes that the president has “materials and documents classified as secret and state security” in the Government House.

For the protection of the President, Colonel Harvey Colchado would violate the immunity of the President by showing this zeal in government palace. For this reason, the Inspectorate National Police of Peru start a disciplinary process that will end with his retirement.

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