Barely a month as president of Peru, Keiko Fujimori again demanded the possibility of governing by decree to address the country's insecurity problem, requesting powers similar to those of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. The request to the Peruvian Congress raises concerns and was revived after a serious incident in the city of Trujillo.
An armed command posed as police officers in Trujillo to intercept a pickup truck. The group killed four people and kidnapped businessman Jenns Marty Lara Tantaquilla, linked to informal gold trade. Almost a day and a half after the kidnapping, attributed to the criminal organization Los Pulpos, Lara Tantaquilla was found alive.
Initially, the police stated they had freed the businessman from the captors. However, the Lima newspaper El Comercio revealed that Lara's family had negotiated directly with the kidnappers. The authorities later confirmed the veracity of the journalistic revelation.
According to the publication, the captors are part of a clan with three generations dedicated to extortion, hitman services, and illegal mining, which has "lost fear" of the Peruvian state to operate. Fujimori reiterated her request for extraordinary powers to combat criminal bands, but the request generates concerns in Congress.
