A delegation of American experts from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrived in Lima Providing technical assistance to the Peruvian government. The team, which includes experienced U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and state police have the task of analyzing the security situation in the country and formulating recommendations to combat crime announced Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela.
“What was specifically asked of them were two things: First, that they do one Diagnosis of the situationThat is, they help us look at the crime situation in Peru from a different perspective. And secondly, let them do it some recommendations How this problem could be addressed,” the Chancellor said at a press conference.
He The group is led by José A. PérezHead of FBI operations, and consists of six officers. During their stay, which will last between a week and 10 days, the American specialists will maintain a work schedule that includes meetings with various sectors of the Peruvian state, the foreign policy official said.
The minister ruled out the automatic adoption of foreign models and stressed that US advice will be used as input to strengthen a plan drawn up by the Peruvian authorities. “We are not trying to find a foreign plan for what should be done in Peru. We receive inputs for the development of the Peruvian plan the fight against crime,” said de Zela.
The arrival of the mission came at the request of the President of the Republic, José Jerí, who convened the first working meeting at the Government Palace on Wednesday. During the meeting, the President highlighted the “structural deficiencies in border control” as well as the “poor technological resources” and regulatory deficiencies as critical issues that need to be reviewed when designing the new national citizen security plan.
“Our goal is to leave a strong security planwhich provides concrete measures to be implemented, is easily monitored by the relevant authorities and serves as a roadmap for the next government. “We are determined to reduce crime,” he said.
The presence of the American delegation is part of a strategy of intergovernmental cooperation. The meetings, which are the first of several planned for December, will include representatives from the Ministry of Interior (Mininter), the Ministry of Defense (Mindef), the Peruvian National Police (PNP) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The objectives of the plan to be developed include, among others, optimizing border control, incorporating new surveillance technologies and updating the legal framework. The authorities expressed interest in having practical, verifiable guidelines for crime reduction offered in the consultation sessions with the US delegation. During their stay in Lima, the FBI and DEA experts plan to collect information on site and conduct new rounds of work with government and police agencies.
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