Petition. The President of the Congress of the Republic, María del Carmen Alvaasked the Minister of the Interior, Alfonso Chavarrythe permanence of the colonel of the National Police of Peru (PNP) Percy Alberto Tenorio Gamonal What head of the Security Division of Parliament.
According to information released by Caretas, Alva asked Chávarry to four Arms officers of the PNP can continue to provide security service in the National Parliament. Among them is PNP Commander Nilton Zamudio, PNP Major Claudia Canales Becerra, and Major Nancy Díaz Zamora. This, through official letter No. 098-2021-2022 issued last Monday, February 21.
“PNP officers assigned to Congress have been performing their duties with foresight, responsibility, and professionalism; however, the change of many of them has been made, without prior notice to my office, and presumably without the corresponding relief, as has been the custom in previous administrations and even more so in the case of a State power, ”says the document.
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On the other hand, María del Carmen Alva requested the change of the senior PNP officer Commander Carlos Chang Floreswho is currently working as an aide in the Presidency of the Congress of the Republic, to be replaced by the PNP commander, Nilton Quintana Samaniego.
Colonel PNP Percy Tenorio is investigated in the Inti and Brian case
Municipality of Lima unveiled a plaque in commemoration of Inti and Bryan. Photo: Antonio Melgarejo / The Republic
In June 2021, the First Supraprovincial Criminal Prosecutor’s Office of Lima incorporated as investigated in the case of the murders of Inti Sotelo and Bryan Pintado PNP General Carlos Villafuerte Salas, head of the Special Services Unit (USE), and Colonel PNP Percy Tenorio Gamonal, from the Directorate of Special Operations (Diroes).
According to its plan of operations, on November 14 the National Police divided the Historic Center of Lima into seven sectors, each with a specific delimitation, a certain number of troops and the identification of the responsible officers.
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According to an investigation by La República, 66 young people were injured, 80% of them at the intersection of La Colmena with Abancayin the same area where Inti Sotelo and Bryan Pintado were killed. In that place, the police leadership ordered an increase from 100 to 400 troops.
In the case of Colonel Percy Tenorio At that time, he also reported to and acted as support for the head of the Seventh Lima Police Region, PNP General Jorge Cayas Medina, who then reported to the Deputy Commander General of the PNP, Lieutenant General Jorge Lam Almonte.
Likewise, according to Ojo Público, in December Tenorio told the Third Supraprovincial Criminal Prosecutor’s Office that the Police did have a record of the agents who carried and used shotguns to launch tear gas bombs and pellets during the November demonstrations.
