MIMP Asks Prosecutor’s Office to Apply Security Protocols to Resolve Legal Status of Mother and Daughter Detained in UNAMS

The Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Groups (MIMP) has requested public service apply security protocols in the case of vulnerable people such as pregnant mothers and the elderly, “preserving their integrity and resolving their legal situation as soon as possible.”

This is in reference to the case of a pregnant mother and her daughter, who were among those who intervened Police on National University of San Marcos (UNASM), this Saturday morning.

“[El Ministerio de la Mujer y Poblaciones Vulnerables] protect the physical and emotional integrity of the most vulnerable,” the statement said.

meanwhile, Ombudsman went to Archbishop Loaisa Hospital together with the mother of the pregnant family and her daughter intervened in Saint Markto check “their state of health and ensure their proper attention”.

“Also with regard to the events that took place in Saint Markwe ask prosecution prioritize the cases of pregnant women and people accompanied by children and adolescents to guarantee their rights and best interests,” they added.

With regard to the operation at MINAMS, the San Miguel Lima District Operations Center is providing the authorities with surveillance cameras that captured the moment prior to the police intervention this morning.

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Ministry of the Interior, Vincent Romeronoted in RPP news that the intervention was motivated to “ensure the safety” of residents and bystanders moving around the perimeter of the university.

“Yes, it was necessary, because one of the tasks of the police is to guarantee the safety of not only those who intervened, but also all Peruvians who were driving around the university at that time,” he said.

In addition, the Minister of the Interior indicated that the intervention had been carried out “at the scene of the crime”.

“This interference was carried out in flagrante delicto and was motivated by an alleged crime against property, aggravated usurpation and disorderly conduct, riots and violation of housing conditions. In addition, we must take into account the state of emergency,” he said.

Minister Romero specified that “more than one hundred detainees” were sent to various police units for legal investigations.

The detainees were transferred to the Specialized Investigation Department of Dirkote, Dirandro and Dirinkri to continue the trial (…) There are more than a hundred detainees, and at this moment the identity check ends, and here we must respect the decision of the prosecutor’s office on who can resign, and whom to leave for the investigation,” he stressed.