After the eviction in San Marcos, more than 200 people intervened, prosecutors said.

Near 205 people interfered with the National University of the Mayor of San Marcos (UNAMS) in time police operation executed this morning on a university campus in which Police contingent recalled the protesters who had been at the home of study since January 18. This was reported Senior Prosecutor Alfonso BarrenechaNational Coordinator of Prosecutors for Crime Prevention.

barrenwhich is located in the premises of the “Dean of America”, explained RPP news what intervening citizens were relocated to the headquarters of the Counter Terrorism Directorate (Dircote) and the Criminal Investigation Directorate (Dirincri), both located in Surrounded by Lima.

Representative public service He pointed out that, knowing where the intervening people would be transferred, it was decided that 20 prosecutors approach police stations, in addition to other eight medical examiners so they do legal medical checks to determine if the interveners are “not showing any affectation.”

“The Public Ministry, as a defender of the rule of law, will act within the framework of the law and in the manner prescribed by the regulations, autonomously and independently,” he said.

On the other side, Senior Prosecutor Alfonso Barrenecha He argued that protesters who had come to Lima from Puno and Cusco to participate in anti-government marches would have acted “on the scene of a crime” by entering and stopping at the “Decan of America” ​​without permission from university authorities. .

Similarly, Barrenecha noted that the condemnation UNAMS about the theft of equipment and the attack on his security personnel by a group of alleged demonstrators, prompted the deployment of the police.

“The intervention is based on both facts,” he said.

The prosecutor’s office will determine whether the police actions were legal when the protocol of the operation is published.

Senior Prosecutor Alfonso Barrenecha, the prosecutor’s office’s national crime prevention coordinator, declined to say whether the operation carried out by the police was legal. He explained that the duty criminal prosecutor would be responsible for reviewing the report, soon to be released by the police, to verify legal analysis and assess the performance of PNP personnel.

barren He specified that the police report should be published within 48 hours and that it should contain a protocol and a number of documents about the operation.

“We could not give an assessment, because the criminal prosecutor will have to conduct a legal analysis and check the actions of the police body,” he said.

Asked if there was any connection to the San Marcos authorities, the spokesman for the public ministry said no, but commented that the UNAMS board opened a criminal case a few days ago in connection with the alleged crime of usurpation to take over the university. He noted that the case has already been referred to the tax office.

“The police entered without permission, saying they have the right to intervene, attack and insult,” condemns a university resident

Joselyn Melgar, a student at the National University of the Mayor of San Marcos (UNMSM), described how Peruvian National Police (PNP) agents infiltrated the university dormitory. According to the student, the police officers claimed that they could enter without permission because they were in a state of emergency, and that, in addition, according to her, they had the right to beat and insult them.

“I started hearing noises in the hallways of the university residence and managed to block my door. What the police did was break down the door, come in and take me out of the university residence, on the grounds that we are in a state of emergency and they can intervene at will, attack me and insult me”, he assured.

He also submitted that at the time of the intervention there were no prosecutors or employees of the Ombudsman’s office.

“We asked them what permission or order they received. In our case, they told us that there was no order, that we were simply in a state of emergency, and that they had every right to intervene in any space, violating fundamental rights, such as integrity and the infrastructure that the university has. There is not even an ombudsman’s office, no authority, except for the police, who are now cruelly treating people.”, he added.