The second day of the carriers’ strike took him by surprise. Colonel of the National Police (PNP) Harvey Colchado He was seen guarding a bridge on the Vía Expresa, in the San Isidro area, as he said, with the orders of his superiors.
Colchado, who was in charge of strategic operations until a few months ago as head of the High Complexity Research Division (Divine), correspondent questions are avoided from Successful News. When I insisted, he simply said:
“I cannot give statements. I am on duty at the moment because there are demonstrations. All specialist units are out on patrol. It is an order of command. “I always follow orders,” he said.
Sources of Infobae Peru They pointed out that this move is interpreted as an attempt to lower Colchado’s morale, because he was not located in an area of great hardship, considering his rank and operational profile.
“The rank of colonel is not suitable for doing such tasks in the field. Because of his hierarchy and position on the ladder, he should be in charge of large groups. The functions assigned to him are more suitable for a larger PNP, which leads groups,” an internal source from the National Police quoted this medium.
“In military police circles, it’s practically a death sentence for your career: they offer you the choice between asking for a voluntary discharge or being transferred to a remote destination that is not suitable for your rank, without any chance of promotion. In addition, you will face a hostile environment that will make your daily life unsustainable,” he said.
After the news became public, the photos of the PNP Colonel started circulating on social network X, where users referred to him as an act of “harassment” from Juan José Santiváñez, head of the Ministry of the Interior (Minister), an entity to which the National Police is attached.
As remembered, Harvey Colchado He was in charge of the Diviac for three years, until he was separated from his post in April this year by a decision of the General Inspectorate of the National Police, who described it as a “very serious infraction” that uploaded is he a PNP colonel. photo of his social networks.
The photoshared during his birthday, showed a cake that referred to the raid on the house of President Dina Boluarte, which happened in Surquillo at the end of March. The chief executive of the police, in his capacity as head of the Diviac, was in charge of the events inside the President’s house, as part of the preliminary investigation into the ‘Rolex’ case.
The former leader of Diviac referred to his separation in relation to his birthday cake. | Photocomposition: Infobae Perú (Camila Calderón)After the PNP Inspectorate’s decision, critical attention focused on President Dina Boluarte. The still premier Gustavo Adrianzén denied that the president is retaliating against Colchado. However, a defense witness in the case of Los Waykis en la Sombra admitted to the Prosecutor’s Office that he knew that Boluarte ordered Lieutenant General Johnny Veliz Noriega to open an administrative process regarding this issue.
The head of the Ministry of Interior responded to a questioning statement before the Plenary Session of Congress. | Photocomposition: Infobae Perú (Camila Calderón)In an interview with last name, he the head of the Ministry He denied having any responsibility in Colchado’s reassignment. According to him, he was not aware of the fact and indicated that these are decisions that correspond only to the General Command of the National Police of Peru.
“The reassignment of certain officers rests solely with the General Command of the National Police of Peru, which administers its personal and logistical resources in accordance with a constitutional mandate. The office of the Minister of Interior does not affect the assignment, reassignment or placement of any PNP personnel,” he said.
“It is a distribution made entirely and exclusively by the High Command, for operational purposes or for purposes of service necessity, in accordance with its constitutionally recognized powers,” he said.