Agents of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office and members of the High Complexity Crime Investigations Division (DIVIAC) of the Peruvian Police searched early Monday morning (local time) the home and offices of Walter Ayala, one of former President Pedro Castillo’s defense ministers.
According to preliminary information, the search could be related to the alleged irregular promotions within the Armed Forces and the National Police, a case that has been linked to Ayala and other high-ranking members of the security forces, according to RPP radio station.
The agents of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Police first went to Ayala’s offices, where they had to enter by force. Then they went to the former minister’s private residence, who allowed them to enter.
In both offices of the man who was in charge of Defense between July and November 2021, the Prosecutor’s Office and the National Police have seized a laptop, several documents and a mirror copy of his personal computer.
In mid-July, the Peruvian Public Prosecutor’s Office accused former president Castillo of leading an alleged criminal organization dedicated to the promotion of officers of the Armed Forces and the National Police who were close to the then president.
According to the Public Prosecutor’s Office hypothesis, Castillo’s former advisor Bruno Pacheco and former minister Ayala «would have operationalized and materialized the criminal project,» thanks to which, together with the president, they would have benefited economically.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
