Suspected hitman of 'China Polo' to be transferred to Lima due to gunshot wounds
Luis Obispo Díaz, a Venezuelan accused of the murder of candidate Susy Aponte, is to be transferred from Huaraz to Lima due to the severity of his wounds.
Transfer to Lima of suspect in 'China Polo' murder following three gunshot impacts
Venezuelan Luis Obispo Díaz, the alleged perpetrator of the murder of Susy Aponte, a candidate for regional governor of Áncash, known as 'China Polo', is to be transferred from Huaraz to Lima due to the complexity of his bullet wounds, according to infobae.com.
Surgeon Henry Vásquez, deputy director of Víctor Ramos Guardia Hospital in Huaraz, confirmed the situation to Panamericana: "The patient is in a condition in which he cannot be treated here due to the complexity of his pathology. A transfer is being arranged."
Obispo Díaz received three gunshot impacts—to the jaw, left shoulder and right forearm—during his flight following the attack carried out on Saturday 19 September at Caraz market, Huaylas province. A member of the candidate's personal security team pursued him for several blocks and opened fire as the suspect fled with the weapon in hand.
Wounded, Obispo Díaz boarded a mototaxi to continue his escape, but a police officer travelling by motorcycle noticed the situation, pursued him and achieved his detention in flagrante on the Central Highway, at the Palmira junction.
The Judiciary subsequently ordered 15 days of preliminary detention for both him and Ronald José Toro Ardila, an alleged accomplice and financier captured in a second operation.
During the hearing in which this measure was debated, Obispo Díaz was unable to identify himself before the Preparatory Investigation Court due to the jaw wound. The judge noted that the investigated person was present in the courtroom.
Prosecutor Raúl Godos Sedán, in charge of the investigation, ruled out that the alleged hitman indicated anyone as the intellectual author of the crime. "He is still in a state of injury. The judge has noted that he really cannot speak," declared Godos Sedán.
The Venezuelan remains under guard at Víctor Ramos Guardia Hospital by ten police officers deployed both inside and outside the facility. Commander PNP Guido Huamán, head of the Criminal Investigation Department (Depincri) of Huaraz, explained the deployment: "In order to prevent any act that could arise. There is a work plan. Both intelligence personnel and informed personnel are there at the location until it is deemed convenient."
In parallel, the Interior Minister, César Astudillo, rejected the existence of any link between Aponte's murder and the removal of General Víctor Revoredo from the leadership of the Criminal Investigation Directorate (Dirincri). In statements to Canal N, Astudillo characterised the coincidence of dates as a fortuitous fact and specified that the decision had been adopted prior to the crime.
According to the minister, the change in placement of generals—among them Revoredo—was analysed "between Thursday and Friday" together with the general commander of the National Police, Freddy López. The Supreme Resolution that formalised the movements was signed on Saturday 19 September in the morning, hours before Aponte was shot dead during a campaign event in Caraz.
"This change occurred days before, it was signed on Saturday and published on Sunday. In that context came the regrettable death and murder of Ms Susy Aponte. But it is not that what happened to Ms Aponte occurred and she was immediately replaced. I cannot say that because it is not true," Astudillo maintained.
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