Last Friday, July 29, the Minister of the Interior, Willy Huerta Olivasissued an official letter indicating that the Colonel Harvey Colchado should not continue as coordinator of the National Police (PNP) team, which supports the Special Team of Prosecutors against the Corruption of Power, a group led by the Senior Prosecutor Marita Barreto.
Huerta Olivas pointed out that the coordination must fall to a PNP body specialized in police investigation, such as the High Complexity Crime Investigation Division (Diviac), which has the support of intelligence bodies in the Digimin Search Directorate. , Anti-Drug Intelligence Division and PNP Intelligence Directorate.
About, Cesar Nakazaki lawyer of Bruno Pachecoformer presidential secretary, criticized that the provision of the Ministry is intended to be carried out when his sponsor is in a process of collaboration with the justice system with the support of Colonel Harvey Colchado.
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“It is evident that, from the Ministry of the Interior, with the participation of the general commander of the PNP, a campaign of obstruction and cover-up is being developed to weaken the investigations against President Pedro Castillo,” said Nakazaki.
“Now there is an attempt to weaken the Police, which supports the security of Bruno Pacheco, because if there is no security, there is no collaboration (…) It is not only a retaliation, but an attempt to stop effective collaboration because it is a such a complex case because it faces an incumbent president,” added the lawyer.
Nakazaki mentioned that Minister Willy Huerta’s request lacks support, since the Police have achieved positive results in the short term under the command of Colonel Harvey Colchado.
“Look how many days the policemen who are working with prosecutor Marita Barreto and with Colonel Colchado have. The result is successful in speed and in the importance of the investigations (…) Who does it favor that my client does not continue?”, questioned César Nakazaki.
The lawyer also pointed out that the condition of Pedro Castillo’s former confidant cannot change, since the precautionary measure of house arrest against him is based on the fact that his integrity is in danger due to his contribution to the investigations.
“This is because the Supreme Police Chief (Pedro Castillo) is being investigated. Now, who is the one who has appointed the Minister of the Interior? The Police have to be aware that the case is complex and that the investigations are carried out, “said Nakazaki.
