This morning, after the visit of President Dina Boluarte to the installation of the Crisis Monitoring and Control Center in the Ministry of Defense (Mindef), the head of the Council of Ministers, Alberto Otárola announced that they already had the new head of the National Intelligence Directorate (DINI).
SIGHT: Head of the DINI resigns due to “serious complications” to fulfill his duties
And it is that, yesterday, Juan Carlos Liendo reported that he would evaluate his resignation after talking with Boluarte; However, minutes later he presented his resignation letter from the position.
“In the next few hours, the new head has already been appointed, a competent official has been sought and our task is to look forward,” was what the premier said during a press conference and refused to say the name of the new authority.
Disclaimer Liendo
“The Presidency of the Republic can ignore intelligence reports, it is within its power, it can use them according to the characteristics of its advisers or leave it aside and be at the mercy of informal groups that have no responsibility for decision-making,” was what he told RPP.
And he added: “The president has all the ability to permanently evaluate the charges and to make decisions about it. In my particular case, I expect a direct communication with the president to evaluate my resignation from office in the next few hours. According to the direct conversation with the president, I should be evaluating that decision.”
After his statements, he chose to resign from office. In the official letter that he sent to President Boluarte, he indicated that his resignation was due to “serious complications.”
“I am writing to you to express my cordial greetings and inform you of the decision of my irrevocable resignation from the position of Director of National Intelligence of the DINI, due to serious complications to fulfill the functions assigned according to law,” he said. through the document.
