Congressman Héctor Valer, from the Somos Peru party, presented a Criminal complaint before the Prosecutor’s Office of the Nation Against the Colombian politician Daniel Quinteros. The former mayor of Medellín and presidential candidate He is accused of having raised the flag of Colombia on Chinería Island, located in the district of Santa Rosa, Peruvian territory. According to the complaint, this act is considered a deliberate provocation that altered border milestones and represents a direct threat to the sovereignty of the country.
Valer, who considers that the action of Quinteros endorses The security and territorial integrity of Perurequires that a criminal investigation be initiated and, if applicable, a preparatory investigation against him is formalized. In addition, he asks the Peruvian Foreign Ministry to manage the capture and extradition of the Colombian politician to respond to the country’s justice for this serious incident.
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What crimes do Daniel Quinteros accuse?
The main crime that is imputed to him is the destruction or alteration of border milestones. In the document sent to the Prosecutor’s Office, Valer argues that Quinteros, who at that time was Colombian presidential candidate, committed an act of deliberate provocation when the flag of Colombia on the Chinería Island, which is located in the district of Santa Rosa, sovereign territory of Peru.
According to the complaint, this act of Quinteros was an alteration of the signaling of territorial limits, with the aim of generating confusion about the sovereignty of the territory in dispute. Congressman Valer considers that this action was a provocation that puts the security and sovereignty of Peru at risk, in addition to qualifying it as an attempt to manipulate the perception of border limits between the two countries.
As recalled, on August 12, Quinteros headed on a boat to Chinería Island, where he raised the flag of Colombia. The fact has generated the rejection of the Peruvian authorities and the reinforcement of the military and police forces in the area.
