The government has appointed General Segundo Mejia Montenegro as the new Inspector General of the National Police of Peru.

The government has appointed a General of Armaments PPP Segundo Leoncio Mejia Montenegro to the position of Inspector General of the National Police of Peru in accordance with the Decree of the Supreme Council No. 135-2022, published this Saturday in the Legal Standards Bulletin of the Official Gazette. Peruvian man.

The appointment comes days after President Pedro Castillo asked to organize a sanctions process that would lead to the immediate resignation of PNP Colonel Harvey Colchado, head of the Special Police Task Force in Support of the Prosecutor’s Office. warrant at the Government Palace.

In addition, the standard contributes to the general Segundo Mejia Montenegro to the rank of Lieutenant General of the Armaments of the PNP in accordance with the considerations of the Decree.

“In this regard, Article 11 of Legislative Decree No. 1267 of the Law on National Police of Peruestablishes that the General Inspectorate is subordinate to the General Armaments Officer National Police of Peru in a situation of activity – in the rank of lieutenant general; On the other hand, the said article specifies that “in cases where the appointment of the Inspector General of the National Police of Peru falls on the General Armaments Officer National Police of Peru in a situation of activity in the rank of general, he will be awarded the next higher rank,” the document says.

Supreme Resolution No. 135-2022 was approved by the President of the Republic, Pedro Castillo, and the Minister of the Interior, Willy Huerta Olivas.

President Castillo’s Request

Last Thursday it became known that the protection of the President Peter’s castle submitted an official letter to the Inspector General of Police requesting the initiation of a sanctions process leading to the removal of the PPP Colonel Harvey Colchadohead of the Special Group, for conducting a search at the Government Palace on August 9.

“A very serious sanction has been issued, hence his immediate resignation,” according to a document submitted by lawyer Eduardo Pachas, to which he had access. RPP news.

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.

In this document he is credited Harvey Colchado “violating the inviolability of the president” for executing a search warrant 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.

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