Two years after the deaths of Inti Sotelo and Brian Pintado, what was the role of the PPP in the protests against Manuel Merino?

former minister John Sheput pointed out that the protests that took place during the reign of Manuel Merino, such as the one that took place on November 14, 2020 and which ended the lives of young people Inti Sotelo D Brian Painted, “were in the hands of the police”. For this reason, he wondered if “a story was created indicating that there was some kind of chain of command between Manuel Merino, Antero Flores-Araos and Gastón Rodríguez.”

“This must be thoroughly investigated, because I am among those who are convinced that there were people outside the demonstration, infiltrators or suddenly hired people from the barras bravas, who were the ones who suddenly committed this murder unwittingly, but who they were the cause of,” he said.

In an interview with RPP Noticias, the former congressman attributed these acts of violence to “people outside the police.” In addition, he criticized the fact that the President Francisco Sagasti “he had everything” to investigate this matter through the police; however, he regretted that “the facts were hidden”. Similarly, Sheput noted a number of “irrelevant” elements, such as a non-functioning cell located in the area where young people were killed.

“The versions that I received and that are in the media are that the Braves were hired (…) I know that violence is not typical for the society of Lima, this is the extreme violence that took place on that march. It was definitely a product of the marginalized, not deeply explored, brave bars,” he said.

“I believe that death did not come from the police, but from third parties. There were external, marginal elements, and these are tools that the police do not use: the police do not use lead shot, there would be hundreds of deaths. on the marches. The police should deepen the investigation because it is convenient for them,” he insisted.

The deaths of Inti and Brian were not committed by third parties.

For his part, lawyer Carlos Rivera, the legal representative of the family Inti SoteloHe deplored that, as in other countries, the police are not “the most competent or efficient” body to conduct investigative actions in this matter. He even recalled that in this case the police failed to satisfy the requests for information requested by the prosecutor’s office.

“To this day, the police continue to resist signing that they used lead shot. The evidence that we have after several months of investigation by the State Department gives a convincing result, fatal injuries in the case of Inti and Brian, but plus about 6 or 8 people who can end up like Inti and Brian, ”he said.

In dialogue with Things as they are, Carlos Rivera He also mentioned that in the course of expert investigations and reconstruction procedures, it was possible to establish that the shots, taking into account the situation in which the protesters were, “could have been fired only by containment units consisting of Police units.” “.

“This indicates that the injuries, the death of Inti and Brian, were not inflicted or committed by third parties, much less “barras bravas”, which is an absolutely untenable thesis, but that it was the result of a police operation, as a result of which plans for operations for 12 and November 14 (November 2020). These are the documents that are in the investigation file,” he said.

“The connections are those that the prosecutor’s office objectively and legitimately develops in order to understand that there was not only public knowledge, but also detailed knowledge of the then President Manuel Merino, the then Prime Minister. Antero Flores-Araos and from the Minister of the Interior, Gaston Rodriguez, in terms of getting accurate information about what is happening and not taking precautions or preventive measures,” he added.

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