Andrés Hurtado ‘Chibolín’ was arrested by the High Complexity Division (Diviac) of the PNP this Thursday, September 19 in the evening, while his lawyer Julio Rodriguez He was giving an interview to Panamericana. He expressed surprise at the measure because he did not expect his client to be arrested.
“Preliminary arrests are not announced, I am surprised that this type of decision was made. He is in the clinic, convalescing, there the doctors will be able to express the condition of Mr. Andrés Hurtado. They should not (arrest him), a person in that condition as stated in the documents,” he said live.
In this regard, he explained that Diviac, with an Orion-Dirandro team, was able to carry out this operation based on the information they provided to the authorities who are handling the case of the television host. “They are carrying out a preliminary arrest because we have communicated where he is,” he indicated.
Police preliminarily arrest Andrés Hurtado ‘Chibolín’: Diviac located him in a clinic in San Borja
Andrés Hurtado was arrested on a preliminary basis for his alleged involvement in the crimes of influence peddling and active bribery while he was hospitalized at the Novo clinic in San Borja. Julio Rodríguez, his lawyer, learned of the arrest in a live broadcast and claimed not to be aware of the measure.
This arrest warrant also fell on the prosecutor Elizabeth Peralta, who in recent weeks has been talked about regarding the relationship with ‘Chibolín; however, the judge in charge decided to reject this request made by the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
Prosecutors begin investigation against Andrés Hurtado for money laundering and ordered to obtain banking information
Andrés Hurtado faces a new investigation by the Second Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Money Laundering Crimes, which has initiated preliminary proceedings against him for the alleged crime of money laundering to the detriment of the State. This Tuesday, within the framework of the investigation, Augusto Javier Miu Lei and Ana Siucho Neira, wife of soccer player Edison Flores.
In the case of Hurtado, the Prosecutor’s Office ordered the collection of financial information from January 2019 to August of this year. It also requested from the National Superintendence of Public Registries (Sunarp) copies of the registry records of movable and immovable property, registers of shareholders or boards of directors, mandates, powers, among others. Likewise, Cofopri was asked for a report on the real estate registered in the name of the person under investigation, in addition to other proceedings.
The Prosecutor’s Office also ordered the taking of statements from Andrés Hurtado and witnesses Javier Miu Lei, Ana Siucho, Francisco Siucho and Roberto Siucho, along with those of the others involved in the investigation. It should be noted that ‘Chibolín’ was already under investigation for the alleged crime of influence peddling and bribery.
