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Peru police chief leaves live interview after questions over evidence in Trujillo case

From La República · () Spanish

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

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  • Peru’s criminal investigations chief Víctor Revoredo left a live interview after repeated questions about the public presentation of suspects in a Trujillo kidnapping and murder case.
  • Journalist Alvina Ruiz challenged the police to identify concrete evidence while several forensic examinations remained incomplete.
  • Revoredo defended the police procedure, said the investigation was preliminary and left after receiving a call about another kidnapping in Lima.

A senior Peruvian police officer abruptly left a live interview after being pressed to explain why suspects in a major Trujillo case had been shown publicly before forensic examinations were complete.

Víctor Revoredo, head of the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Directorate, appeared on Al Día con Willax after police detained people in connection with the kidnapping of mining businessman Jenss Lara and the killing of four people in Trujillo. Journalist Alvina Ruiz repeatedly asked what concrete elements supported the arrests, noting that several expert examinations had not yet concluded.

Revoredo defended the police process but did not directly answer every question. The dispute focused on the difference between police hypotheses and evidence that must be incorporated into the prosecutor’s investigation. He said the proceedings were still preliminary and that forensic results would later help determine each detainee’s degree of responsibility.

The National Police of Peru has not circulated the detainees. The National Police of Peru has informed the public about the progress of the investigations.

· Víctor RevoredoThe Dirincri chief defended the police decision to present the suspects publicly while the investigation continued.

Ruiz also questioned the decision to display the suspects publicly while conclusive scientific results were unavailable. Revoredo rejected the suggestion that police had improperly exposed the detainees. “The National Police of Peru has not circulated the detainees. The National Police of Peru has informed the public about the progress of the investigations,” he said. He added that the images released showed a composite sketch and information gathered during the initial inquiries.

When Ruiz continued asking about the lack of definitive results, Revoredo received a phone call and said he had to leave to handle another case. He said a new kidnapping had occurred in Lima the previous day and that, as Dirincri chief, he had to take charge of the proceedings personally. “I apologize. There was a kidnapping yesterday,” he said before leaving.

I apologize. There was a kidnapping yesterday.

· Víctor RevoredoHe gave this explanation when leaving the live interview to handle another reported kidnapping in Lima.
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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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