PNP Homicide Chief Eliminates Barriers to Sergio Tarache’s Delivery to Peru: “Colombian Government Supports”

colonel pnp Victor Revoredohead of the Dirinkri homicide division, confirmed that the authorities Colombia allow the transfer to Peru of Venezuelan citizen Sergio Tarache, who confessed to the murder Katherine Gomezwhich was captured last Wednesday, April 12, in Bogotá, the capital of that neighboring country.

“The government of Colombia supported us, it supported us there in everything. […] There are no obstacles, these are processes, one must understand that international law has come into force here, there are procedural actions, these are administrative deadlines that must be observed,” he said at a press conference. rotary air from News RPP.

In addition, the official indicated that he “never” felt interference at the political level due to recent disagreements between governments. Colombia and Peru to delay the delivery of Tarache to the Peruvian authorities.

“This is not my level to resolve issues of an international political nature, but I did not realize this; at all times, the police, Interpol, the Colombian prosecutor’s office provided us with every opportunity,” he said.

Revoredo’s remarks came a day after Women’s Minister Nancy Tolentino attributed “intervention at the highest political level” in Colombia to the alleged delay in the expulsion of the killer to Peru. Katherine Gomez.

Negotiations “two separate lines” to attract Tarache

The PPP Colonel reported that efforts to recruit tarash Peru is “working on two separate tracks”, the first through the extradition process and the second to achieve an immediate transfer based on efforts at the highest levels of government.

With regard to the second option, he explained that tomorrow the five-day deadline set by Colombian law to determine the procedure for handing over the killer to the Peruvian authorities expires, and for this reason “very important efforts have been made by Mr. Minister of the Interior (Vicente Romero)” in coordination with the Ministry Foreign Affairs of Peru at the highest level to “see another faster way”.

Revoredo recalled that after the capture Sergio Tarachewhen nearly a month had passed since he escaped after setting Catherine Gomez on fire and thereby causing her death, PPP officers immediately traveled to Colombia to confirm the killer’s identity.

He also confirmed that he met with Tarache at the request of the same Venezuelan citizen, and admitted that he attacked his former partner, explaining that it was a passionate reaction out of jealousy. In addition, he indicated that the killer confirmed his affiliation with a criminal group engaged in extortion of heavy haulers in Callao.