In the recent edition of his program From Fact to Saying, Jaime Chincha criticized the statement from the Ministry of the Interior behind him explosive attack in front of the headquarters of the Public Ministry in Trujillo occurred in the early morning of Monday, January 20. In this regard, the journalist stressed that the actions of criminal organizations have advanced due to the laws that the Government and Congress have approved.
“The Ministry of the Interior He believes that with a statement he solves everythinga statement that seems as if Santiváñez had written it on his cell phone,” said Chincha while reading the statement. “‘Since the beginning of Minister Santiváñez’s administration, the Mininter has been hitting organized crime in La Libertad’… yes Of course, it shows, that’s why they commit these attacks, right? No, well, they don’t want to see our faces,” he said.
The host of the program also recalled that the minister Juan José Santiváñez He assured that he would resign from his position if the state of emergency decreed in the districts of Lima and La Libertad did not give results. “Minister Santiváñez said that if the state of emergency failed, he would leave. We’re waiting for it to gobecause the state of emergency failed a long time ago,” he pointed out.
Finally, Jaime Chincha questioned the prime minister’s statements, Gustavo Adrianzenwho stated that the Executive would insist on the classification of urban terrorism for this type of case. “And what use would be the legal classification of urban terrorism, if with insecurity or street crime you cannot? It would be worse for the government, it would commit more damage than it has been committing,” he said.
Presidency omits attack against the Prosecutor’s Office: statement does not mention the entity and only talks about urban terrorism
In the morning hours, The Presidency of the Republic also spoke about him attempt against the facilities of Public Ministry in Trujillo and condemned the attack, calling it an “act of urban terrorism.” However, he avoided mentioning the Prosecutor’s Office, despite the fact that the National Prosecutor, Delia Espinoza, stated that the attack was specifically directed against this institution.
Through the social network cowardly act of urban terrorism occurred in Trujillo, the government, with the aim of guaranteeing the safety of citizens, announces that the Armed Forces and the National Police will take control of the city within the framework of the state of emergency. “We condemn these terrorist attacks by criminal gangs and assure the population that we will not rest or weaken in the face of these vile attacks.”
The statement also highlighted the coordinated work between the central, regional and municipal governments to restore order in La Libertad, but did not address the Prosecutor’s Office or to show its support for the state agency.
Delia Espinoza pointed out that the attack would be related to illegal mining and stressed the urgent need to restore the figure of preliminary detention to address these cases effectively.
Government spoke out after explosion in Trujillo Public Ministry. | Photo: Presidency / X.