On the morning of Saturday, July 16, the then Minister of the Interior, Mariano Gonzálezmet in his office with the colonels Harvey Colchado Huamani, Walter Lozano Pajuelo, Franco Moreno Panta and Luis Silva Collazos. He informed them that, the day before, the coordinator of the Special Team of Prosecutors against Corruption of Power, Marita Barreto Rivera, had asked him to form a group of specialized troops in the fight against organized crime. Barreto made the request under his own name, not only because he had worked with some of them in other cases, but also because they held key positions in the strategy of the Special Prosecutors’ Team.
Colchado is the head of the Personnel Search Division of the General Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Interior (Digimin); Lozano is head of the Intelligence Division of the Anti-Drug Directorate (Dirandro); Moreno is head of the High Complexity Research Division (Diviac); and Silva is head of the Search Division of the Intelligence Directorate of the National Police (Dirin).
According to La República sources who witnessed the meeting in the Córpac building, González informed the colonels that they would be part of a special team to support the actions of the prosecutors that he heads. Marita Barreto. They discussed the budget, logistical support and the personnel that will be needed to fulfill the request, according to fiscal provision No. 5, which does not mention a particular case. The document says: “Existing a special team (of prosecutors) in charge of crimes of corruption of power, It is also necessary to create a highly specialized police team to comply with the constitutional mandates, in order to carry out highly complex investigations in the fight against corruption and organized crime, in order to guarantee efficient, effective and prompt results”.
By ministerial resolution, on Monday 18, Mariano Gonzalez formed the special team to support the Special Team of Prosecutors against the Corruption of Power, confirming the appointment of the colonels that prosecutor Marita Barreto had requested.
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What the former Minister of the Interior did was diligently comply with the request of the coordinator of the prosecutorial team, who wanted to return to work with two trusted officers, Colonels Harvey Colchado and Walter Lozano.
However, former minister González assured that his departure is due to the fact that “I was questioned for putting the best officers to the search for fugitives”.
According to González’s version, “President Castillo in a telephone call told me to give him an explanation of my decisions and I told him that if he likes, I will talk immediately to explain. And he told me that he was going to tell me today or tomorrow. Three minutes after hanging up, he tweeted (announcing his change)”.
Indeed, at 8:40 p.m. on Tuesday, President peter castle announced that at 9:30 that same night he would swear in the replacement of Mariano González, who immediately told the press that it was a reprisal.
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“I think that he hindering intelligence teams is a clear obstruction of justice. So, for me that is obvious and it totally disqualifies him so that he can continue to be the first president, “González told Radioprogramas.
“The team was very close to having achievements in the next few days,” González said: “If the government makes the decision to change this team, it would practically materialize a very clear and evident obstruction of justice.”
La República sources related to the team of colonels who have not received any notification of deactivation so far They highlighted that they were requested by the coordinator of the prosecutors of the special team, Marita Barreto, and that what the Ministry of the Interior did was administratively manage compliance with the request.
“We do not depend on the decisions of the Government, but on the Prosecutor’s Office,” the sources told this newspaper.
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Regarding the tasks for which they have been summoned, the sources linked to the police team reported: “The special team has not been formed just to capture the former minister Juan Silva or members of the environment President Pedro Castillo. That’s not true, and it’s not the spirit of the job itself.”
“While it is true that the former minister John Silvathe former secretary Bruno Pacheco and the nephews of President Castillo are targets or targets of high importance, what the prosecutor Marita Barreto has asked for is that we support her as a team in the mega-investigation that she has of all the fiscal folders, ”they pointed out.
“Prosecutor Marita Barreto has specified that we work by specialty; for example, Colchado and Silva will be in charge of the intelligence part and Lozano and Moreno of the investigative part”, specified the sources of the special Police team.
At the time of the end of the management of Mariano González, the team of Police colonels had received from the coordinator of prosecutors, Marita Barreto, folders of the cases that are in the process of investigation.
Sources from La República in the General Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of the Interior (Digimin) confirmed that The team of colonels began the review of the fiscal files and that to start working they will need at least 40 agents.
“In effect, tax folders with secret files on several cases were received to start our operational intelligence work. All the documents are classified as ‘secret’ and only the team assigned to this or that case knows the details of the tax resolutions to initiate compliance with the provisions”, they pointed out.
Until the departure of Mariano González, the team of colonels at the disposal of the Special Prosecutor’s Office did not receive the indication of a particular case. Digimin sources confirmed it.
However, the dismissal of González surprised the colonel team and its members wonder if the new Minister of the Interior, Willy Huertawill render their appointments ineffective.
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Most likely, the prosecutor Marita Barreto will not accept the interference of the Executive, since she was the one who requested the colonels.
When they worked in the Special Investigations Division (Divinesp) of the Anti-Drug Police (Dirandro), now Colonels Colchado and Lozano were the architects of the capture of comrade Artemioon February 12, 2012. The prosecutor Marita Barreto was in charge of the interrogation of the terrorist leader.
Colonel Lozano is also remembered for his intelligence work in the dismantling of the criminal organization of the lawyer Rodolfo Orellanawhose investigation was in charge of Barreto.
At the close of this edition, the prosecutor Marita Barreto urgently officiated the current Minister of the Interior, Willy Huerta, so that Colonels Harvey Colchado, Franco Moreno, Walter Lozano and Luis Silva appear at his office for a work meeting. For prosecutor Barreto, the team of colonels will continue to work under her orders.
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The reasons that motivated the departure of Mariano González
Among the reasons that motivated the dismissal of Mariano González as Minister of the Interior, the moment in which he stated that the ronderos who detained the journalists of ‘Fourth Power’when they were investigating a case related to President Castillo’s sister-in-law, they committed the crime of kidnapping.
It is added that González changed the head of the General Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of the Interior and the head of the Person Search Division of Digimin for other trusted officers.
A third reason would be that Mariano González did not accept President Pedro Castillo’s suggestion to appoint Vice Minister of the Interior to Beder Camacho, who works as deputy secretary general of the Government Palace. Camacho is an official very close to the fugitive Bruno Pacheco.
Former Minister González affirms that what made the case explode was that President Castillo was unhappy with the appointment of the special team.
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According to the portal La Mula, the recently appointed Minister of the Interior, Willy Huerta Olivas, faces complaints of corruption and abuse of authority, according to the database Public ministry.
The abuse of authority case originated in 2013 and is ongoing. The same year an investigation was opened for alleged crimes of concussion and collusion, which is also still in force.
He also presents 3 other cases, but as an aggrieved party, for the crimes of aggravated theft in property, on two occasions, and for usurpation.
Official documents
Above, prosecutor Barreto asks to name the colonels. Below, former Minister González proceeds to appoint them.
Prosecutor Barreto’s request. Photo: diffusion
Resolution of former Minister Mariano González. Photo: diffusion
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The data
History. Colonel Luis Silva Collazos was part of Digimin’s Odessa team, which captured the former Fujimori presidential adviser Vladimiro Montesinos and the head of the criminal gang of the Army Intelligence Service (SIE), Santiago Martín Rivas.
