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Kidnappings and political crisis in Peru

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Recent criminal activity in Peru has involved high-profile kidnappings of businessmen. In Lima, police rescued Colombian businessman Jhon Jairo Parra Montoya after an armed confrontation near the El Ángel cemetery involving the group ‘Los Injertos del Mal’. In Trujillo, a violent attack on Avenida Húsares de Junín resulted in the deaths of four people and the kidnapping of mining businessman Jens Marty Lara Tantaquilla. Following ~~a 30-hour captivity,~~ his rescue, details emerged regarding the conditions of Lara ~~Tantaquilla~~ Tantaquilla’s 36-hour captivity. He was ~~rescued,~~ held in a specialized underground chamber in the San Isidro neighborhood, which featured a reinforced steel door with a digital keypad. Police discovered supplies such as water, mattresses, and ~~five suspects linked to~~ oxygen tanks at the site. Lara Tantaquilla reported being disoriented during the interception, noting he initially mistook the kidnappers for police officers. Testimony from Alexander Mendocilla Gómez, an alleged lieutenant of the gang ‘Los ~~Pulpos’ were arrested, while leader Jhonsson Smith Cruz Torres~~ Pulpos’, suggests the attack was ~~captured in Bolivia.~~ planned for a month using GPS tracking. Mendocilla claimed Lara was not the original target, but rather the gang intended to kidnap Lara’s younger brother. The incident has triggered a political crisis. Congressman Marino Lavado challenged the validity of the police operations, claiming the detainees’ physical characteristics do not match surveillance footage, and called for the resignation of the Ministers of the Interior and ~~Defense, as well as the General Commander of the National Police.~~ Defense. In response, Defense Minister Rafael Belaúnde Llosa defended the efficiency of the ~~24-hour response and dismissed~~ response, dismissing claims that arrests were staged, citing the suspects' extensive criminal records. New testimony from Alexander Mendocilla Gómez, an alleged lieutenant of gang leader ‘Jhonsson Pulpo’, suggests the attack was planned for a month using GPS tracking. Mendocilla claimed Lara was not the original target, but rather the gang intended to kidnap Lara’s younger brother. Lara Tantaquilla reported being disoriented during the interception, noting he initially mistook the kidnappers for police officers. staged. Minister of Justice Ernesto Álvarez Miranda previously noted that intelligence suggested the abduction might have been an act of power following Lara’s decision to switch security providers to the rival group ‘La Jauría’.

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