Today, Wednesday, September 18, the PNP Captain Junior Izquierdo alias ‘Culebra’ attended the Oversight Commission to give his testimony about the audios where the conversations he would have had with the current minister of the interior Juan Jose Santivañez.
”My attitude was always the same, I am an institutionalist, I love the PNP, I am a career officer and I did it for my institution, in those circumstances I belonged to the Diviac and he was discrediting, he was repeatedly questioning a unit of the National Police of Peru, I want you to be clear about that,” he said.
‘Culebra’ also stated that on May 17, the minister asked him to monitor the journalist from the well-known YouTube channel ‘La Encerrona’, Marco Sifuentes, and added that the audio where he asked him to do so is already in the possession of the Prosecutor’s Office.
“With regard to the surveillance of the journalist from ‘La Encerrona’, the only thing I have to say about that audio, which was sent to my cell phone on May 17, is that the cell phone is in the Prosecutor’s Office and the extraction was carried out using software,” was his testimony.
Audio recordings of Captain ‘Culebra’ would be original, according to expert reports
Lawyer Juan Carlos Mejía, representative of Captain Junior Izquierdo, known as ‘Culebra’, presented two expert reports to the Congressional Oversight Commission. These documents confirm the authenticity of the conversations between your client and the Minister of the Interior, Juan Jose Santivañez. The evidence includes audio and chats obtained using Cellebrite software, certifying that there was no manipulation.
The analyses, carried out with Cellebrite, are part of the investigations of the Public Ministry and are based on Izquierdo’s cell phones. Mejía stated that the messages and audios between Left and Santivañez They are original and have not been altered.
PNP Captain Junior Izquierdo. Photo: Joel Alonzo
The expert reports, prepared by the Prosecutor’s Office and the Division of Investigation of Highly Complex Crimes (Diviac), were carried out on July 22 and 26, examining a Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 device belonging to Izquierdo. These reports contradict the minister’s statements Santiváñezwho has denied that his voice appears in the audios.
Izquierdo, who was friends with Santiváñez since 2019, declared before Congress that he recorded the minister due to the criticism he made towards his police team. However, he denied that his intention was to extort the official, stating that the relationship between the two ended when Santiváñez took office in the cabinet of Gustavo Adrianzen.
Minister has a motion of interpellation against him
Today, September 18, Congress has presented a motion of interpellation against the Minister of the Interior, Juan SantivañezThis decision comes as a result of the growing insecurity among citizens and the leak of audio recordings that implicate the minister in alleged irregularities. The legislators are seeking to question his management of the security crisis in the country.
The motion has been promoted by several opposition parties, who criticize the lack of effective actions to curb the increase in crimes and guarantee public safety. In addition, the leaked audios increased distrust towards the minister, generating a tense political environment. It is expected that, if the motion is approved, Santivañez appear before Congress to explain his management.
