After the new massacre that occurred on New Year’s Eve at a mine entrance in the province of Pataz, Mayor Aldo Mariños blamed to the president José Jerí for failure to comply with agreements assumed to confront violence linked to illegal mining in the area. The municipal authority indicated that, Despite the promises made last October, the insecurity situation not only persistsbut it has worsened.
“(The agreements with Jerí) have not been fulfilled. That is why yesterday I requested an urgent hearing (…) They did not comply with anything (…) What I feel is that they would be failing to comply with the meeting that took place in the city of Lima, that meeting had to take place because he had just taken office as president, but to date he has failed to comply. Otherwise, we have to make other decisions, we cannot allow government after government to lie to us,” he added.
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The mayor recalled that said meeting took place in October, shortly after Jeri assumed the presidency of the Republic after the vacancy of Dina Boluartewith the aim of articulating concrete actions against the expansion of criminal organizations in Pataz. However, he stated that no effective measures have been implemented, which has left the population exposed to new acts of violence.
Mariños warned that, if he does not obtain immediate responses from the Executive and Legislature, his management will evaluate other pressure measures. “That meeting had to take place because he had just taken office as president, but to date he has failed to comply. Otherwise, we have to make other decisions, we cannot allow government after government to lie to us,” he declared.
At least three people were found dead inside a mine opening located in the area known as Rampa 18, Papagayo sector of Vijus, in an area belonging to a large-scale mining company in the La Libertad region, in the midst of a state of emergency decreed by the Government of Jerí.
According to preliminary police information, a group of individuals illegally entered the mine entrance, where a confrontation occurred with security personnel from the mining company, who responded with shots. After the incident, members of the Police Station Vijus They arrived at the scene and confirmed the death of three people.
In dialogue with this medium, the mayor of Pataz, Aldo Mariños, pointed out that versions are circulating about a greater number of victims. “It is said that there would be between 13 and 15, according to a local media outlet and what people say, but in the videos it is seen that there would be three people murdered,” he said.
