# Peru Deputy Urges Interior Minister to Appear Amid Security Crisis

Peruvian opposition deputy Svieta Fernández demands Interior Minister César Astudillo explain security measures following violence in Trujillo.

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Svieta Fernández González, a deputy from the opposition party Juntos por el Perú, presented an urgent motion to summon Interior Minister César Astudillo to the Chamber of Deputies on 2026-04-12. [^1]

Cruz Torres was captured on 2026-04-11 in La Paz, Bolivia, during a joint operation supported by the FBI and the DEA. [^2]

Jhonsson Smit Cruz Torres, alias Jhonsson Pulpo, the leader of the criminal organization Los Pulpos, arrived at the Grupo Aéreo N.º 8 del Callao in Lima at approximately 6:00 p.m. on 2026-04-12. [^3]

The kidnapping of mining entrepreneur Jenss Lara and the murder of four people in Trujillo, Peru, have placed the government of Keiko Fujimori in a crisis involving organized crime and the state's response. [^4]

Colombian Defense Minister Ernesto Álvarez stated that the police theory regarding the motive behind the kidnapping of entrepreneur Jenss Lara has been disclosed to the public. [^5]

Deputy Svieta Fernández criticized the response of the executive branch led by Keiko Fujimori to recent violence, including the kidnapping of mining entrepreneur Jenss Lara and the quadruple murder of his companions in Trujillo. [^6]

Deputy Svieta Fernández demanded that Interior Minister César Astudillo explain the measures and actions his sector is adopting to face crime and organized crime. [^7]

Svieta Fernández questioned the absence of Interior Minister César Astudillo from Trujillo following an attack, stating that this absence generated contradictory versions within the executive branch. [^8]

Peruvian Interior Minister César Astudillo stated that Cruz Torres is linked to the kidnapping of businessman Jenss Lara and the massacre of his four companions in Húsares de Junín, Trujillo. [^9]

Defense Minister Ernesto Álvarez justified a government proposal for the military to control access to prisons in connection with these security matters. [^10]

Jenss Lara is the entrepreneur who was the subject of the kidnapping investigation discussed by the minister. [^11]

## What this stands on

1. Svieta Fernández González, a deputy from the opposition party Juntos por el Perú, presented an urgent motion to summon Interior Minister César Astudillo to the Chamber of Deputies on 2026-04-12. (RPP, News)
2. Cruz Torres was captured on 2026-04-11 in La Paz, Bolivia, during a joint operation supported by the FBI and the DEA. (La República.pe, News)
3. Jhonsson Smit Cruz Torres, alias Jhonsson Pulpo, the leader of the criminal organization Los Pulpos, arrived at the Grupo Aéreo N.º 8 del Callao in Lima at approximately 6:00 p.m. on 2026-04-12. (La República.pe, News)
4. The kidnapping of mining entrepreneur Jenss Lara and the murder of four people in Trujillo, Peru, have placed the government of Keiko Fujimori in a crisis involving organized crime and the state's response. (La República.pe, News)
5. Colombian Defense Minister Ernesto Álvarez stated that the police theory regarding the motive behind the kidnapping of entrepreneur Jenss Lara has been disclosed to the public. (RPP Noticias, News)
6. Deputy Svieta Fernández criticized the response of the executive branch led by Keiko Fujimori to recent violence, including the kidnapping of mining entrepreneur Jenss Lara and the quadruple murder of his companions in Trujillo. (RPP, News)
7. Deputy Svieta Fernández demanded that Interior Minister César Astudillo explain the measures and actions his sector is adopting to face crime and organized crime. (RPP, News)
8. Svieta Fernández questioned the absence of Interior Minister César Astudillo from Trujillo following an attack, stating that this absence generated contradictory versions within the executive branch. (RPP, News)
9. Peruvian Interior Minister César Astudillo stated that Cruz Torres is linked to the kidnapping of businessman Jenss Lara and the massacre of his four companions in Húsares de Junín, Trujillo. (La República.pe, News)
10. Defense Minister Ernesto Álvarez justified a government proposal for the military to control access to prisons in connection with these security matters. (RPP Noticias, News)
11. Jenss Lara is the entrepreneur who was the subject of the kidnapping investigation discussed by the minister. (RPP Noticias, News)

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