The head of the Arequipa Police Region, PNP General Colin Sim, denied that troops from the city of Arequipa would be sent to the Tambo Valley (Islay), given the announcement of protests between October 21 and 23 against the Tía María mining project. .
The police authority indicated that for the moment they will only work with personnel from the 7 police stations in the area to take necessary precautions, “According to the information we handle in intelligence and the assessment of the commissioners themselves, initially we are going to provide coverage with our personnel who work only in the seven police stations,” held.
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However, depending on how the situation develops in the Tambo Valley, The police chief indicated that the displacement of personnel specialized in order and security will be evaluated.
“We hope that this measure of force is peaceful, if there begin to be disturbances of public order, they begin to block public roads, then we will have to send our personnel from the Special Services Unit,” he noted.
