The Peruvian State approved ten extradition requests, both active and passive, as part of its strategy to strengthen the fight against international crime.
The decisions were adopted in compliance with current regulations and international treaties signed by Peru. with prior opinion from the Official Commission on Extraditions and Transfer of Convicted Persons, made up of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The supreme resolutions were published in the newspaper The Peruvian.
Of the total, four correspond to active extraditions that will be presented before Spain, Argentina, Colombia and Venezuelain order for these countries to hand over people required by the Peruvian justice system for serious crimes such as illicit drug trafficking, aggravated robbery and homicide.
Among the notable cases is that of Ronald Cotrina Salazar, with international arrest warrant for his alleged participation in the murder of the son of a former mayor of San Juan de Lurigancho that occurred in 2014.
In addition, Six passive extraditions were authorized to deliver citizens required by the authorities of Argentina, Chile and the United States, for crimes such as homicide, robbery and drug trafficking.
In this group, the case of Tony Janzen Valverde Victoriano, alias “Little J” or “Montana”, who will be extradited to Argentina to face a judicial process for his alleged involvement in a triple feminicide. With these measures, the Ministry of Justice reaffirmed the commitment of the Peruvian State to international cooperation and the fight against impunity.
