Yesterday, October 15, during a protest against the government of José Jeri and Congress, Eduardo Ruiz Sanz, a 32-year-old young manwas murdered by the third non-commissioned officer Luis Magallanes, dressed in civilian clothes.while resting in Plaza Francia, in the center of Lima. This was confirmed by the general commander of the National Police, Óscar Arriola.
The record of removal of the body of Mauricio Ruiz, obtained by this means, reveals that dThe police were present during the autopsy. According to the victim’s lawyer, Rodrigo Noblecilla, it is not a common occurrence for officers to attend these procedures.
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“By fiscal provision, the legal autopsy will be carried out due to the violent death. Likewise, it is recorded that the taking of other biological samples is ordered, among them, during the autopsy. Likewise, it is recorded of the presence of Captain PNP Carrazcal, forensic biologist expert, and PNP Navarro, ballistics expert, who did not take the corresponding samples by fiscal provision, since these will be carried out at the time of the necropsy,” the minutes state.
The document, signed by the medical examiner and the agents of the National Police, confirms that the cause of death was a bullet impact in the thoracic area. “Penetrating wound to the chest from a firearm projectile.”
According to the minutes, the removal of Ruiz Sanz’s body took place around 4:12 am on October 16. According to the victim’s lawyer, Rodrigo Noblecilla, hours before, two PNP generals reported that they tried to take the body to their facilities, despite the fact that forensic examinations could be carried out at the hospital.
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Likewise, he maintained that, during the proceedings to determine the cause of death, the generals tried to seize the case to manipulate the truth and accommodate the investigation to their own interests
“I had never seen that two generals, with an excessive attitude, tried to take the body without the consent of the relatives, trying to assume responsibility for the investigation and modifying the official version to their convenience,” the lawyer told La República.
Despite the pressure, the prosecutor stood firm and reiterated that the investigation should continue under his supervision at the prosecutor’s headquarters, without the police interfering.
