Last Tuesday morning, Daniel Ríos Sebastián, former mayor of the district of Megantoni, province of La Convención (Cusco), was arrested by the authorities, for weighing on him a preventive detention order for 36 months.
Ríos Sebastián had been a fugitive since March of this year, when the Echarati – Cusco Preparatory Investigation Court. requested his arrest warrant for the alleged crime of criminal organization and others to the detriment of the State.
Since then the whereabouts of the former mayor of one of the municipalities that manages the largest budget at the national level, It was a mystery, until the alert was given of its discovery in a well-known lodging in the city of Quillabamba.
In statements to MailColonel PNP William Falcón, chief of the Police Division of La Convencion, pointed out that the former mayor was detained inside the Santa Ana lodging, located in the main square of Quillabamba, in front of the local municipality.
“He was staying at the hotel and was recognized by an Intelligence agent; he was wearing a cap that covered his head, he was also wearing a particular mask that only allowed his eyes to be seeninitially five people were intervened who apparently provided securityof which only two are related to him”he pointed.
It also reported that the Police were aware of the judicial burden that weighed on Ríos Sebastián, but according to the verification by the police system, they did not obtain confirmation of any restrictive measure of freedom by the Judicial Power, however, a short time After the capture, the Echarati Preparatory Investigation judge, Mónica Maccapa, forwarded the new arrest warrant for the former mayor.
:quality(75)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elcomercio/5SATE7FTM5HVNHRG7Y6PRMEGZI.jpg "Cusco: former mayor of Megantoni, Daniel Ríos, falls fugitive (PHOTOS)")
Daniel Ríos is being investigated, among other issues, for the allegedly illegal contract of one of his brothers in the District Municipality of Megantoni, through false documentation in order to win a bidding process. The Comptroller warned of this problem, initiating an investigation against him.
According to residents of the area, the number of trusted personnel of the now captured former mayor, who continue to work in the commune, causes investigations to be slowed down or necessary evidence not to be provided of the alleged crimes charged against him.
FIGURES:
– 06 Research processes in the Prosecutor’s Office Specialized in Crimes of Corruption of Officials of the province of La Convención, Daniel Ríos has, for incompatible negotiation, abuse of authority, embezzlement, concussion, bribery and illicit association to commit a crime.
– Approximately 200 million soles is the annual amount that the municipality of Megantoni has, Let us remember that the most important gas project in the country is developed here: Gas de Camisea.
