In the next 15 days, the Public Ministry and the National Police will develop the investigation process of the 7 leaders of the Ayacucho Defense Front, where the request for preliminary detention of those intervened will be determined.
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As is known on Thursday night, Rocío Leandro Melgar, “Comrade Cusi” and six other people, members of the Board of Directors of the Ayacucho People’s Defense Front (Fredepa), were arrested. They currently remain at the headquarters of the Directorate against Terrorism (Dircote)in the Cercado de Lima.
Among the detainees are the vice president of Fredepa, Stefany Alanya Chumbes, and the secretary of that organization, Alejandro Manay Pillaca. As well as Alex Miguel Gómez Falcón, Piero Giles Gamboa, Julisa Gómez Ayala and Fernando Quinto Cuba.
The prosecutor in charge of the investigation stated that there was no arrest in flagrante delicto, but there was a scientific investigation by the Directorate Against Terrorism (Dircote), which for several months had been collecting evidence which, with the support of the prosecution, was transferred to the national court. ordered preventive detention for 15 days.
ARRESTS FOLLOW POLICE FOLLOW-UPS
As reported by General PNP Óscar Arriola, head of the Dircote, he stated that since June a fiscal file of proceedings was carried out with special investigation procedures that included observation, surveillance and follow-up; in addition to the lifting of legal wiretaps and the participation of special agents within the Defense Front.
He warned that those intervened had contact with Cusco, Puno and Andahuaylas, before, during and after the intention to take over the airport, tasks to combat and mobilize protest actions, and financing actions and mobilization planning.
FORMER PRESIDENTS ASK FOR FREEDOM FOR ARBITRARY DIRECTION
Meanwhile, in Huamanga, the former president of Fredepa, Iber Maraví, Claudio Tapia, Dario Ventura, Edilberto Barzola and Magno Ortega led a march demanding the freedom of the leaders and stated that they did not know the reasons for the arrests, which they considered arbitrary.
“We do not understand why the detention, for this reason we demand their immediate release,” said Maraví Olarte.
In addition, during her transfer, Stefany Alanya Chumbes said that the intervention by the police is an injustice.
While Rocío Leandro stated that they are leaders and not terrorists as they are accused of.
