on Wednesday summoned ex-Minister of Interior Mariano Gonzalez in order to take his statement over the reported events that might constitute alleged criminal acts.
After hearing the news, outgoing Minister Gonzalez said he was convinced that his departure from the Cabinet was due to his creation of the special team within the National Police of Peru. It was supposed to collaborate with
Prosecutor Marita Barreto.
Within this framework, he asked for guarantees for the special team, adding that he will be aware that nothing happens against its members.
Interior Ministry Intelligence Director resigns
Retired National Police General Cesar Vallejos presented his irrevocable resignation to the position of General Director of Intelligence at the Interior Ministry (Digimint) —after the departure of Gonzalez from the ministerial post.
In a letter addressed to
recently sworn-in Interior Minister Huerta, Vallejos indicated that he had decided to accept leading the Digimint with the aim of "radically combating common crime and organized crime which have been causing so much harm to the country."
The retired officer deemed as unfortunate the decision of the Head of State to remove Gonzalez from the post, without any justification.