Attack on La Poderosa in Pataz Live: Killings, Illegal Mining, and Officials Ask Government to Stay | Tina Poluiarte | Alberto Oratola | PNP | Peru

7:37 p.m

ministry Its president, Victor Torres, and Oscar Vera, head of the Department of Energy and Mines, went to Badass province in La Libertad to lead the measures used by the executive against illegal mining after the deadly attack, the interior said. Against Workers of the Poterosa Mining Company.

7:35 p.m

Mayor of Pataz, Aldo Carlos Marino, requested that President Tina Poluarte visit the area to learn more about the reality of living in these communities terrorized by illegal miners, extortion, crime and criminality. “What has happened in Batas district is a very painful and disturbing act of terrorism. In fact, it epitomizes misgovernment. “We don’t have a President, we don’t have a Home Minister,” he says. “It’s already collapsed, it’s already out of control,” the regional authority said.

7:00 p.m

It has been corrected. The death toll stands at 9.

During the night, regional health manager Aníbal Murillo confirmed that the death toll had not increased and that the number of victims of the deadly attack in Pataz province was nine.

6:51 PM

William Leon, deputy constable of La Libertad, decried a heavy attack on the Poterosa mining company in the area, which killed 10 and wounded 15. They are organized groups that are actually expressed not only in Badass, but also in the different provinces of the region of La Libertad. Read the full memo here.

6:05 p.m

The death toll has risen to 10

The regional health manager confirmed that one more person was killed in the attack at the Poderosa mine in the afternoon. With this death, the death toll in the brutal attack in Badas province has risen to 10.

5:49 p.m

Ronderos de Pataz

Head of Peasant Patrols of Pattas (Independence), Santos Quispe, went Central government Ask him to “be”. The province it represents.

“We want there to be a solution and that is the government’s duty. Here everyone has to work, but work with dignity and respect. We don’t want to work at the arms front. For Radio Excitosa, “We want a central government.

4:42 p.m

Adex is demanding the “full weight of the law” from those responsible for the attack

“From Addex We demand a thorough investigation and the full weight of the law for the killers and those who are intellectually responsible for this attack,” he asserted.

“We demand more commitment Govt “We must put an end to this atrocity that threatens the peace of the population and the image of Peru before the world,” they said. Read the full memo here.

4:10 p.m

In Boluarte

“We are very sorry for this situation Badass The President announced to the media that this is the result of this atrocity of illegal mining. “We are looking at how we regularize this illegal mining which is very damaging to the country… because it damages our ecosystem and the headwaters of the basin,” he added. Read the full memo here.

3:28 p.m

Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL) makes an urgent call to the authorities to take immediate and effective measures to stop the progress of crimes and illegal activities that are sadly affecting our country.

“It is essential to guarantee the safety of workers, as well as to promote an environment conducive to business and economic growth,” he said in a statement.

2:55 p.m

The Institute of Mining Engineers of Peru (IIMP) expresses its solidarity with the unfortunate loss of nine security personnel of Compañía Minera Poderosa, as well as with the victims of criminal gangs linked to illegal mining and their severely injured collaborators. The province of Pataz (La Libertad), unfortunately, allows the purchase of explosives, chemical inputs and banking, and this illegal activity is encouraged by REINFO, the IIMP continued. Read the full memo here.

2:44 p.m

List of the dead at La Poderosa

According to the information National Police of Peru (PNP), Los The dead have been identified as: Javier González Aguilar (23), Alan Taypechahuana Valenzuela (22), Alexander Alberto Casas Chiza (22), Edison Yuri Huacho Ccoscco (23), Mike Yohan Rayco Portal (30), Jose Rodolfo Rafael (Valdivia Rafael) 26. ), Efrain Jose Esteban Condolicio (25), Alex Alberto Angulo Garcia (31) and Heiner Eriksen Roman Fuentes (21).

2:11 p.m

Confiep rejected acts of violence in Badass province

The union has requested the management to take immediate action to solve this growing problem. He also expressed his solidarity with the relatives of the 10 deceased and 15 injured. A powerful mining company, Located in the Pataz district in the La Libertad region, the victim of an attack that took place around 1:00 a.m. on Saturday. Read the full memo here.

2:08 p.m

The suspects were arrested

General PNP Luis Reategui Lazarte, He also mentioned that a comprehensive operation has been initiated in the area As a result, seven suspects were arrested for the alleged murder BadassTwo short-range rifles have been seized, but operations continue.

2:05 p.m

Companies deny attack on La Poderosa

Among the organizations spoken to were the Chamber of Commerce of La Libertad, the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo, the Ministry of the Interior, the Office of the Ombudsman and the Foreign Trade Association of Peru.

1:29 p.m

PNP Special Team Pataz arrived

Total 50 agents of the Special Response Team against Organized Crime (GRECO) of Peru’s National Police (PNP) arrived in Trujillo this morning.And from the city’s Capitán Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport, a small plane departs from the La Libertad region to Pataz district, located in the province of the same name. Read the full memo here.

1:08 p.m

The Ombudsman has condemned the murder

The Office of the Ombudsman Rejected a serious attack on the La Poterosa mining company in the region Independence9 people died, 7 were slightly injured and 10 were taken to Trujillo, who asked the judicial authorities to speed up their operations so that the culprits could be identified.

In this regard, the company conveyed its condolences to the relatives of the deceased and emphasized Peruvian National Police (PNP) Investigations should be carried out to clarify this fact. Read the full memo here

1:05 p.m

César Acuña requests military presence from Otarola

Cesar AgunaThe regional governor of La Libertad said he spoke with the prime minister Alberto Otterola A demand was made for the army to be stationed in Pattas to protect the people and thus provide support to the police forces.

“What happened is unfortunate. We now know what happened at the La Poterosa mine here in La Libertad. As soon as I was informed, I contacted Prime Minister Alberto Otterola and demanded that he intervene immediately. “We talked and he told me that tomorrow they will decide the steps they will take to counter this attack,” he told the media. Read the full memo here.

1:01 p.m

Peru Cameras urges the government to take action against the perpetrators

“It’s not just large or medium-sized companies that suffer from daily crimes. It’s also small and micro businesses and individual entrepreneurs who are forced to pay their dues under the threat of having themselves or their families killed.Oscar Zapata, president of the trade association, said while condemning the heavy-handed attack on the Poterosa mining company’s facilities. Read the full memo here

12:59 p.m

Business associations reject the attack

The National Society of Mining, Petroleum and Energy (SNMPE) The mining company expressed its condemnation and rejection of the attack by illegal miners and criminals that killed nine workers on security duty. Read the full memo here

12:56 p.m

Attack on La Poterosa mine

In the early hours of this Sunday, December 3, an attack against a group of miners was known. powerful In the province of Pataz, in the region of La Libertad. 9 people (7 security personnel and 2 miners) died as a result of this attack. Peru’s National Police (PNP) is investigating the incident. It has not been ruled out that “El Tren de Aragua” was involved with the Mafia. Read the full memo here.