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Law Professor at UTP Receives Death Threats to Pass Suspected Criminal Leader
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Law Professor at UTP Receives Death Threats to Pass Suspected Criminal Leader

From La República · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A law professor at UTP has reported receiving death threats and extortion messages.
  • The threats demand she change a student's grade, who is allegedly linked to the criminal organization 'Los Mexicanos'.
  • The perpetrators claim to have personal information about the professor and her family, and have issued a three-day ultimatum.

A law professor at the Universidad Tecnológica del Perú (UTP) has filed a complaint after receiving death threats and extortion messages. The anonymous individuals are demanding that she alter the grades of a student identified as a suspected member of the criminal group 'Los Mexicanos'.

If you don't want your life to have a monthly price, just fall in line. Lead.

— ExtortionistA message sent to the professor illustrating the violent nature of the threats.

The professor was allegedly told to award the student a minimum grade of 15, with explicit threats of severe consequences if she refused. The extortionists also claimed to possess personal information about the professor and her family, reportedly obtained through public records. They sent images of a firearm and ammunition alongside documents containing their personal details, in an apparent attempt to intimidate her.

Further escalating the threats, the perpetrators sent a video that appeared to depict a homicide. Messages included chilling warnings such as, "If you don't want your life to have a monthly price, just fall in line. Lead." They issued a strict three-day deadline to change the student's grades, stating, "You have three days to change the grades and in this classroom there will be no less than 15, because otherwise there will be a bloodshed."

You have three days to change the grades and in this classroom there will be no less than 15, because otherwise there will be a bloodshed.

— ExtortionistThe ultimatum given to the professor regarding the student's grade.

The intimidation extends beyond the professor, with threats also directed at students and faculty. The individuals warned of retaliation against anyone who reported the incident to the police or deleted the WhatsApp conversations. They also threatened the families of students in the class, asserting they would monitor compliance and resort to violence if authorities were alerted. UTP has not yet issued an official statement regarding the incident.

He has to graduate as a lawyer no matter the cost of lives.

— ExtortionistA statement demanding the student's graduation despite potential consequences.
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Originally published by La República in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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