The vice-president of the Peruvian Chamber of Deputies said that Sendero Luminoso acted “like an armed wing of drug trafficking”.

Alejandro Munantevice president of the Chamber of Deputies of Peru, said in an interview with Chilean media country channel that the far-left terrorist group “Sendero Luminoso” operates as “the armed wing of drug trafficking”.

The political and social crisis that Peru is going through dates back more than two months. The consequences of the demonstrations – which demand the departure of Dina Boluarte, President of Peru; the freedom of former President Pedro Castillo; among other claims – left more than 45 people dead. However, The problems with Pedro Castillo continue, since on February 17 the Peruvian Congress will vote on the final report of the constitutional complaint against him.

Alejandro Muñante reported that the former president of Peru is accused of corruption of public officials and crimes against public peace. “In the crimes of corruption of officials, there are, for example, the offense of trading in influence and the offense of collusionand concerning breaches of public peacebelongs to or directs – in this case – a criminal organization. And it is that with him, two former ministers are also denounced,” he said.

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”He is charged that, while in power they used this entire state apparatus to commit crimes of corruption, with the complacency of mid-level officials. So with all of this, Mr. (Pedro) Castillo is being prosecuted. Congress will have to decide whether or not to waive jurisdiction for this charge, and once that is decided on Friday, the prosecution and the judiciary will have an open letter to be able to indict and convict him – if so -”, Muñante pointed out.

On the other hand, the third vice-president of the Congress maintained that the low approval of the current president, Dina Boluarte, is due to the violent demonstrations. “It’s not that she’s the best president we’ve ever had, but – somehow – she doesn’t make decisions that could harm the vast majority of the population.at least he is trying to bring order to our country,” he acknowledged.

luminous path

On Saturday February 11, Seven agents of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) died following an ambush in the valley of the Apurímac rivers, Ene and Mantaro (Vraem), the largest coca basin in the country. This event occurred in an area where the subversive and terrorist organization operates ”Shining Path”. This action is the most recent linked to the aforementioned ultra-left group.

Alejandro Muñante commented that Sendero Luminoso acts in the central area of ​​Peru, allying himself with drug trafficking. “They serve as a sort of armed wing of the drug trade and we periodically see the attacks that our national police receive in this area,” he explained.

Early general elections

Regarding the progress of the presidential elections in Peru, the Vice President of Congress explained that it is a kind of “loot to gain political advantage”, even if the public thinks that the elections should be brought forward. ”The concrete thing is that people don’t come out asking for it. It is an opinion that the majority of people hold, as they might say, for example, in favor of abolishing taxes or in favor of approving the death penalty for child rapists. It’s still a majority opinion, but it’s not like people are taking to the streets asking for it.”, accurate.

Even, Alejandro Muñante mentioned that decisions should not be made in relation to investigations, emphasizing that the elections must take place within a reasonable time. Eventually, The vice-president indicated that, if this were the case, these elections should be held in “April of the year 2024”.so that the elected president enjoys legitimacy.

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