After being temporarily separated from the High Complexity Division, PNP Colonel Harvey Colchadowas captured supervising an operation on public roads, near the intersection of Vía Expresa and Javier Prado. The main reason for the presence of Harvey Colchado In this place it is because it is fulfilling the functions that are part of the PNP Crime Observatory.
“I cannot give statements. I am currently on duty because there are demonstrations. All the specialized units have gone out to patrol. It is a command order and it is always given. I always follow orders,” he declared for Radio Exitosa.
Later, the PNP colonel was again approached by a citizen. “I comply with the orders of my command,” he said. Likewise, he assured that he does not feel affected by the decision that they have sent him to carry out his duties on the streets. Journalist Fiorella Alvarado from La República was able to corroborate that by 11:00 am on October 11, Colchado was no longer at this point.
This event occurs after the Government of Dina Boluarte announced in July of this year that Diviac will become part of the Criminal Investigation Division. On that occasion, the general commander of the PNP, Víctor Zanabria, announced that this measure was taken after several months of discussion – since November 2023 – together with the former Minister of the Interior, Vicente Romero.
Harvey Colchado has had an outstanding job as head of the Diviac in operations carried out against several politicians of the current government and even President Dina Boluarte herself, who in March of this year raided her house located in the district of Surquillo, with the objective of finding significant evidence for the investigations into the Rolex case.
On that occasion, it was possible to find elements such as card holders, whose description indicated that it was Rolex brand, whose origin indicated that it was from the Banchero House. This revelation occurred due to the president’s continued exposure to this luxury watch, which led to the Prosecutor’s Office opening a preliminary investigation for the alleged crime of illicit enrichment and the alleged crime of failure to record document statements.
Alonso Cárdenas: “What they are doing with Harvey Colchado is political revenge”
The political scientist and professor of Political Science at the Antonio Ruíz de Montoya University, Alonso Cardenasin dialogue with La República, maintained that this fact responds as political revenge to all the investigations that Harvey Colchado has had in recent years. The raid on Dina Boluarte’s house, the investigations into Nicanor Boluarte and the conflict with some groups such as Fujimori and Renovación Popular have caused him to be degraded in such a way.
“It is a very obvious political revenge because Harvey Colchado has accumulated enemies in all political parties. Let us remember that he participated prominently in the processes against Pedro Castillo, in the capture of the Sendero Luminoso terrorist, comrade ‘Artemio’; he also investigated the president Dina Boluarte and had several disagreements with right-wing groups such as Fujimorism and Popular Renewal, in addition to the case of Nicanor Boluarte. They have done everything to degrade his professional profile,” he stated.
Alonso Cárdena’s analysis also addresses a fundamental problem that manifests itself in two aspects. Firstly, the limited autonomy of the National Police of Peru stands out, an institution that has been used for the benefit of political power, which is evident.
Secondly, the lack of professionalization within the PNP is pointed out, which implies that the public career of the Police is subject to the vagaries of political power. This contrasts with the police independence seen in many Latin American countries. This situation will persist until the Police manages to professionalize internally and acquire a greater degree of independence from political power.
Dina Boluarte asked to deactivate the Diviac after raids, says Santiváñez in the audios of PNP captain ‘Culebra’
After having carried out these raids on Dina Boluarte, speculation revolved around the possible deactivation of the High Complexity Division; but it was not until August of this year that this fact was gaining greater relevance because an audio broadcast by PNP captain Junior Izquierdo ‘Culebra’ confirmed that the president had indeed requested it, but to Juan José Santiváñez, current Minister of the Interior . This audio reveals how Santiváñez negotiated his promotion to the Government of Dina Boluarte in exchange for making this peculiar request.
