Puno: Mininter and Mindef condemn the attack on Juli police station

Violent marches continue to take place in the town of A lot of and is that despite the fact that the region Juliaca loses millions of soles a day and that the development has stopped because of the protests, the protests do not want to stop in this area of ​​the southern Peru.

However, what has been roundly condemned and rejected is the way in which almost 300 demonstrators attacked Juli police station, endangering the lives of more than 43 members of the Peruvian National Police.

This event was recorded on March 4, when a group of demonstrators arrived at the police headquarters located in the province of Chucuicito, A lot of, to threaten and intimidate law enforcement. However, several of these demonstrators used Molotov cocktails and set fire to part of this police station.

That said, the portfolios of Executive They pointed out that the “criminal attack” had endangered the lives of 43 members of the Peruvian National Police (PNP), who were inside the burned establishment.

“We strongly condemn the criminal attack on the Juli District Police Stationprovince of Chucuicito, in Puno, perpetrated by violent extremists who set fire to part of said police station, seriously endangering the lives of 43 members of our National Police who were inside,” the statement said.

In this line, the entities pointed out that the law enforcement agencies tried to establish a dialogue with the 300 demonstrators who went to the headquarters. Despite this, residents resorted to violence for more than three hours, which lasted for the vandalism attack.

“On average at 11:40 a.m., approximately 300 violent started the attack against the mentioned police station by throwing stones and other blunt objects. Despite the fact that the officer in charge of the police station tried to establish a dialogue, the attackers continued their acts of violence for more than three hours,” the agencies added.

After recording this reprehensible attack on our law enforcement, the result of this act of vandalism was that ten police officers had to be evacuated and taken to the nearest hospitals in the area. In addition, it was learned that ten soldiers were also injured after the attack on the July military base. Similarly, Mindef and the Minister regretted the simultaneous attack on a local Judiciary in Chucuicito.

In the press release, the authorities mention that a process will be initiated to discover those responsible for this event which could end in tragedy.

“Seven civilians are injured and treated at the Rafael Ortiz Ravines hospital (…) Investigations have begun to identify those responsible and initiate the corresponding legal proceedings.”

“Julia Mamani Anchapuri (62 years old) contusion on the right foot, Sofía Montura Llanque (42 years old) contusion on the head, contusion on the left leg; Mauro Cordoba Callacondo (47) contusion injury to front, Pastor Calamullo Ticona (48) entry and exit injury to right arm, PAF injury to right arm; Sabino Fernández Chambilla (73 years old) bruised in the left leg, JWGC (13 years old) poisoned by tear gas and Henry Luis Quino Atencio (20 years old) poisoned by tear gas”, can we read in the official communication n ° 2 of the Red de Salud de Chucuito, in the region A lot of.