Carabayo: Police shoot in the air to disperse protesters who prevented Mayor Marcos Espinoza’s transfer

Agents National Police they had to fire into the air to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who were preventing the transfer of the mayor of carabaillo, Mark Spinozaarrested this morning on charges of leading an alleged criminal organization.

After more than four hours of diligence at the mayor’s house, he was put in a car to be transported to the headquarters National Police; but his sympathizers crowded in front of the detachment and tried to impede its movement.

Initially, the police used shields and sticks to push back the demonstrators, but at their insistence they were forced to draw their standard weapons and fire several shots into the air.

Supporters of the mayor threw stones not only at policemen, but also at journalists covering the stagecoach. One of the stones fell on the foot of the operator from RPP NewsJonas Inga.

At the end of this article, the demonstrators remained in the area of ​​the mayor’s house, where there were still police officers. National Police and representatives Public service.

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anti-corruption prosecutor Marco Carrasco reported that Mark Spinoza and several officials of the district commune of carabaillo They are being investigated in connection with the alleged illegal purchase of vans worth “nearly 2 million 670 thousand soles”, a process in which a company also involved in the tax investigation would have gained an advantage.

In dialogue with RPP Newsrepresentative Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office North Lima confirmed that the mayor of the district had been provisionally detained for 10 days, along with 13 other officials, in a mega-operation conducted since early Wednesday morning with the support of the Diviac Investigation Department.

“The facts have been thoroughly investigated,” he said, specifying that among the detainees were members of the selection committee, heads and deputy heads of the mayor’s office of the city of Moscow. carabaillo.