After being identified as one of the participants in Pedro Castillo’s last message to the nation, the PCM ex-owner Hannibal Torres was denounced by the national prosecutor, Patricia Benavides, for the crime of “rebellion and other crimes.” The announcement was issued by Torres Vásquez himself through his social networks, in which he mentioned that he would go into hiding.
“The National Prosecutor for no reason has denounced me for being part of a criminal organization and disturbance of justice. Now he does it for rebellion and other crimes, just for hearing the presidential message. He says that the prosecutors are political operators. At this, he went into hiding.”, indicated the former head of the PCM.
After the message to the nation of Pedro Castillo On December 7, when he announced the coup, Aníbal Torres Vásquez stood by the former president, even representing him as his defense during the preliminary arrest warrant issued by the Public ministry.
By going underground, Hannibal Torres He becomes one more of those investigated and denounced by the Government of Pedro Castillo who count non-accounts and with open proceedings against him.
An investigation is also weighing on the former head of the PCM for allegedly being part of a criminal organization that operated inside the Government Palace, in the case that began in the National Prosecutor’s Office as a result of the accusations issued by Mariano Gonzales.
In this case, Torres was accused of the alleged crime of personal concealment and criminal organization, crimes to which will be added the offenses of rebellion, and alternatively conspiracy after the latest events that occurred this week.