“The changes in the PPP are not about something unusual, it is the power of the president,” justifies Abel Gamarra, deputy interior minister.

Abel GamarraDeputy Minister of the Interior Ministry of the Interior (Minister)justified to the press the recent appointment of Raúl Alfaro Alvarado as General Commander of the National Police of Peru (PNP) and Segundo Mejía as Inspector General of that institution.

As you know, these appointments were published this morning in the Bulletin of legal norms of the official newspaper. Peruvian man. General Raúl Enrique Alfaro Alvarado replaces PPP Lieutenant General Luis Vera Lleren, who has held the highest position in the PPP for only three months.

“There’s nothing strange”

Regarding the changes, Gamarra indicated that it is “within the authority of the President of the Republic” and that it is a “natural change” that has nothing to do with President Castillo’s request for the resignation of PNP Colonel Harvey Colchado after authorization. process.

“He does not submit to anything extraordinary or unusual, because this is a process nearly normal (…) No relation to any case. It’s the change that’s taking place naturalwell, there is a change of minister and this is what happens delayed a bit to change the team. But this is a normal change, it has nothing to do with any of the cases under consideration,” he said.

However, as the current Minister of the Interior recalled, Willy Huertawas appointed to this position on July 19, more than a month before these changes to the PNP were made.

“What the rule says has not been violated either, the law is respected. collision to the police command, two officers simply fled, the third is acting as a general, but all calmnessGamarra said.

With regard to the President’s request regarding Colonel Colchado, the Deputy Minister indicated that “this is a problem specific”because “any person, any citizen of Peru, can file a complaint when his rights are violated or when they are considered to be affected.”

“Changes in the police are normal, when ministers change, the command changes. the way it is”he added.

Problems with the appointment of Vicente Alvarez

As for assignment problems Vicente Alvarez Moreno As Chief of the General Staff of the PPP, Gamarra indicated that “in the line of command” he had to carry out this position and that he should “trust”in the judges who allowed his re-admission to a police institution.

“The promotion of this general to the position of chief of staff is carried out simply along the line of command. scale officers, this officer appears, and the only thing that was done was run command (…) If this general entered the ranks again, then this is because the judiciary determined so, then you have to trust the judgesthat justice is good,” he explained.

As you know, the current Lieutenant General Alvarez Moreno was under investigation by the prosecutor’s office for stealing gasoline inside Dircote and for murder after being accused of leading the so-called death battalion that in 2010 he would be responsible for the execution of criminals in Trujillo.

cursory search

On the other hand, Gamarra stated that the PNP will continue to work cursory search required by the prosecutor for corruption cases.

“It doesn’t stop, the police work doesn’t stop. The change of the commander-in-chief does not cancel anything (…) It is arranged that everything goes on as usual. be big moves. The police do not interfere in any investigations. If there are arrests, the prosecutor’s office is behind it, and the necessary arrests will be made,” he said.

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