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A day after congratulating himself on his leadership at the head of the Ministry of Interior… Victor Torres Today, Monday, he announced his resignation from the ministry for family reasons in an unusual tour Press release at the end Council of Ministers.
“I'm leaving because I asked for it and I asked for the president [Dina Boluarte] “He agreed because he was very polite,” he told reporters outside the Government Palace, the main seat of the executive branch, which was raided over the weekend over the investigation the president faces over allegations of illicit enrichment.
“If the lady leaves, which is not going to happen, Peru will sink. The dollar rises to 30 or 40 solas. Let her rule in peace, help her.” […] Do it for Peru. The lady has nothing to do with these Rolex problems. He continued: “They are distracting elements that make us turn a blind eye to them, when the country needs the government's hand.”
Torres stressed that Boluarte would only explain his origins at the tax level, and when asked insistently whether the head of state had purchased the luxury items or if they were a gift, he barely moved his head. “Why would I be upset? They didn't fire me or censor me. […] Suddenly they didn't like my face. “Yes, my face is ugly,” he pointed out again, laughing.
He also ruled out that his departure was due to the frustrating search for him Vladimir Sironleader of the Peruvian Libre party, has been on the run since last October, when he was sentenced to three and a half years in prison in the case known as “Aerodromo Huanca.”
“I do not consider it a failure, what happens is that you want to arrest him tomorrow and that is not the case,” he confronted journalists before insisting that they “allow Bolorarte to rule” since the 31st edition of the session. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) at the end of 2024.
Torres, who served as head of the Police Front in the Valley of the Apurimac, Eni and Mantaro Rivers (FRAME) in 2011 and as director of the National Police Institutional Administration and chief of the General Staff in 2014, has remained at the forefront. From the internal portfolio for just under four months.
Last November, Bolwarti swore in his place Vicente RomeroCongress criticized him for the alleged failure of the state of emergency declared to combat insecurity. The Emir chaired the ceremony in the presence of state ministers, led by the former Prime Minister. Alberto Utarola.
Although he was the most frequently questioned member of the Cabinet and the target of questioning in Parliament's plenary session, Torres congratulated himself on the progress his administration had made on citizen security matters during an interview with panorama.
He added: “This is a problem that is 20 or 30 years old, and it will not be solved in 4 months.” At least, for it to work well, it takes a year or two, to reduce this and four months not much can be done. I don't think it's easy to make a change in my 23 months. [en el cargo]”, He said.
He added: “However, I – who should not be me – congratulate myself on returning the investigation case to the police that has remained closed for 19 years and is being dealt with by other entities that have caused anxiety in the country.” When the driver asked him about his eventual departure, Torres denied it without fuss.
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