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The Peruvian prosecutor’s office raided the house and office of the top police chief, General Raúl Alfaro, on March 20, as part of the investigation into an alleged criminal network that operated under the government of former President Pedro Castillo.
Uniformed men, accompanied by prosecutor Luis Martínez -from the Special Team of Prosecutors against Power Corruption-, entered the house and the officer’s office within the command, in downtown Lima, according to images from local channels.
A source from the agency confirmed to AFP “the search procedure”, but refrained from revealing more details because she was not authorized to speak to the press.
“The High Complexity Crime Investigation Division (Diviac) has been in the office of the commander-in-chief since early morning, where General Raúl Alfaro and his lawyer are present, complying with the provisions of the prosecutor’s office.” the police said on Twitter.
The general has not yet ruled on the search warrant issued by the judiciary in recent hours.
“The government is going to make a decision today,” said the chief of staff, Alberto Otárola, referring to the police leadership.
“I cannot say anything more about it because we are following up on the decisions of the prosecution, but we believe that it is a very important issue for the country and that it requires a quick response that will be expressed through a decision by the president,” added.
On Sunday, the information program “Cuarto Poder” broadcast a photograph in which Alfaro is seen in a celebration with the Spaniard Jorge Hernández, Castillo’s former intelligence adviser and detained within the investigations by the “criminal network” that supposedly headed the Ex leader.
Justice linked the commander to the investigation for alleged “criminal organization” and other crimes “to the detriment of the Peruvian State.”
Alfaro has been in charge of the police since August, when he was appointed by then-President Castillo, now in prison in Lima for his attempt to dissolve Congress on December 7.
The 53-year-old former president was removed by the legislature and taken to jail for multiple allegations of alleged corruption.
His departure aggravated the political crisis with protests that have left 54 dead and hundreds injured since then. In the last month the demonstrations have lost strength.
