Keiko Fujimori calls for solidarity with former commandos Chavín de Huántar: “Facing the mistreatment and persecution they suffer”

The leader of Fuerza Popular, Keiko Fujimori, spoke on the 25th anniversary of Operation Chavin de Huántar. Through her Twitter account, the former presidential candidate recalled the great work of the former military under the orders of her father, former president Alberto Fujimori .

He also expressed his solidarity with — as he considered — the mistreatment and persecution suffered by the commandos that orchestrated one of the most lauded rescues in the whole world.

“Great tribute to our heroes Chavín de Huántar, who, in a great teamwork led by Alberto Fujimori, made a rescue admired around the world a reality. My total solidarity in the face of the abuse and persecution they suffer. The day of his great demand is very close,” he wrote on his social networks.

As we recall, today, Friday, April 22, marks the 25th anniversary of the operation 'Chavín de Huantar', which freed 72 people from a long kidnapping at the residence of the Japanese ambassador, an action in which the 14 members of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) were killed.

For this reason, the authorities organized a ceremony to pay tribute to the courageous military. However, during the event, several former ransom commandos demonstrated against Pedro Castillo's government.

As a form of protest, a group of soldiers chose not to stand up in the presence of the president, while five of them withdrew from the scene. “He's not qualified. It's a puppet of Cerrón. Let Mr. Castillo listen well; we would give our lives again if necessary,” said Jaime Cabrera, a former soldier who participated in Operation Chavin de Huántar.

“We withdrew from the ceremony to express our indignation of these usurpers. We remember the memory of civilian men and women. The military must be remembered and they are trampling on their memory (...) (Pedro Castillo) has extremist ideas. Everything that happens like Cuajone, Las Bambas, is no accident,” he added.

MINISTER OF DEFENSE REJECTS ATTITUDE OF FORMER SOLDIERS

In this regard, Defense Minister José Gavidia spoke out against the attitude of the military through his Twitter account. From there, he rejected the snub suffered by Castillo Terrones in the middle of the ceremony.

“I reject the attitude of some retired military personnel who attended the ceremony where honors were paid to the courageous commandos who lost their lives in the Chavín de Huántar military operation,” he said on social media.

Likewise, Gavidia considered that the reaction of this group of soldiers is “a lack of respect for our heroes” and asserted that during today's event “terrorism was emphatically repudiated”.

PEDRO CASTILLO ASKED

The president of the republic, after the outburst, called for unity between the Government and the Armed Forces. “Unity is strength and as a Government we are always ready for consensus. It's not just about government management, it's about the lives of just over 33 million Peruvians,” he said.

In turn, he highlighted the courage and courage of the members of the Armed Forces during the rescue operation at the Japanese Embassy in 1997, and added that Peru will never surrender before acts such as MRTA terrorism.

“They gave us the best example of unity to achieve goals in favor of the country. These objectives that we must use right now to achieve a great concentration on the entire national scene, in civil society, the judiciary, in the Congress of the Republic, and the executive branch itself,” he said.

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