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Keiko Fujimori says detainees in Trujillo have already confessed: “There are signed documents”
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Keiko Fujimori says detainees in Trujillo have already confessed: “There are signed documents”

From La República · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • President Keiko Fujimori said detainees in the Trujillo case had confessed and that signed documents existed, while stressing that the investigation remained active.
  • She said further information would come from Minister Astudillo as permitted by law and without disrupting the inquiry.
  • Fujimori also credited cooperation among Bolivian police, the FBI and Peru’s National Police with the capture of alleged gang leader Jhonsson Cruz; lawyers and relatives of detainees deny their responsibility.

President Keiko Fujimori said detainees linked to the kidnapping and murder of four people in Trujillo had confessed and signed documents, but stopped short of discussing other findings in the case.

Speaking during a visit to Piura, where she was coordinating actions related to the FEN, Fujimori said the investigation was still under way. “What I can say is that these people who were detained have confessed and there are signed documents,” she said. “I can also say that this investigation is continuing, so I cannot comment on the other facts or reports that are being uncovered. I will wait for Minister Astudillo to provide information as the law allows and without disturbing the investigation.”

What I can say is that these people who were detained have confessed and there are signed documents. I can also say that this investigation is continuing, so I cannot comment on the other facts or reports that are being uncovered. I will wait for Minister Astudillo to provide information as the law allows and without disturbing the investigation.

— Keiko FujimoriThe president described alleged confessions in the Trujillo case while declining to discuss other investigative findings.

Fujimori said the capture of Jhonsson Cruz, identified as the alleged leader of Los Pulpos, resulted from joint work by Bolivian police, the FBI and Peru’s National Police. “To capture Jhonsson Cruz, there was joint work with the Bolivian police, with the cooperation of the FBI and the PNP. This major objective has been achieved,” she said.

She also clarified that Defence Minister Rafael Belaunde had not taken part in any interrogations, saying the questioning had been handled by the National Police. Lawyers and relatives of the detainees deny that they were responsible for the killings and are demanding that authorities find those truly responsible. The government has issued differing accounts of the case in recent days.

To capture Jhonsson Cruz, there was joint work with the Bolivian police, with the cooperation of the FBI and the PNP. This major objective has been achieved.

— Keiko FujimoriFujimori described the international and domestic cooperation behind the capture of the alleged Los Pulpos leader.
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Originally published by La República in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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