for the former Oscar Valdes Dancuartthe death of five soldiers and one disappeared on the river Ilave in the region Fist It is a consequence of the errors of the government of the president Dina Boluarte, together with Prime Minister Alberto Otárola and Defense Minister Jorge Chávez. The three mentioned as responsible for this case. He added that the national authorities did not act in a timely manner to solve the social and political conflict that the country is going through.
Óscar Váldes regretted lto the death of soldiers in the river Ilavewho, according to the Ombudsman’s Office, belong to the community Aymara of Fist. From that angle, the also former Minister of the Interior stated that in Peru it is not new that the Army restore order internal when there are demonstrations and violent acts.
Along the same lines, he stressed that by policy the Army does not recruit people from the conflict zone because when there are mobs they don’t face their relatives. “Soldiers will not face their parents and siblings. That is why it is a protocol that was followed in the Armed Forces. If that was not done in Puno, then it is a first mistake”, Valdés expressed to Exitosa Noticias.
According to his analysis, there is a second error that falls on the officer who was in command of the troop. “The officer is responsible for all his soldiers, which includes those soldiers who crossed the key river. So you have to answer to Army Inspectorate”, he remarked.
Sutep joins marches in the Puno region. Photo: Video capture/Liubomir Fernández URPI-LR
Identification of responsibilities
The former Army officer stated that apparently the river key it remains calm on the surface, however, below it brings branches and stones. “An ordinary soldier, as well as a soldier prepared to swim, do not (cross the river) either. The official knows this situation”, stressed the former prime minister.
However, he considered that there is a responsibility in the authorities of the Army and the Ministry of Defense. “Why were the soldiers defenseless, without their service weapon? So, there is responsibility of the Commander General of the Army and the Minister of Defense (Jorge Chávez)”, he stressed.
Given the seriousness of the facts, Oscar Valdes He maintained that the head of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM) and the president should respond. “The premier (Alberto Otárola) and the president (Dina Boluarte) also have responsibility.”, he pointed out.
Lines followed pointed out that the Government it did not immediately attend to the country’s problems, since the events that are registered in the country reflect omission and carelessness to attend to the crisis. “It was underestimated and it was thought that this was solved very easily. Since they tried to take over the Juliaca airport, the decision had to be made to bring order, today it is very complex because the snowball has grown, ”he stressed.
He added: “What for the population was a rumor, a snowball, is now life or death, a new Constitution, closure of Congress and the resignation of the president Dina Boluarte”.
It should be noted that last Sunday, the soldiers of the Army they entered the Ilave river in Puno by order of their bosses. The objective was to reach the Pachacútec barracks, because the aimara population they did not want them in their territory.
