Overview
- At President José Jerí’s request, a U.S. interagency group led by FBI Operations Director José A. Pérez arrived in Lima to advise on public security.
- The six-member team from the FBI, DEA and state police programs is meeting over seven to ten days with the Interior and Defense ministries, the Attorney General’s Office and the National Police.
- Peruvian authorities stress the visit is consultative, with recommendations serving as inputs for a domestically designed plan, following an initial session at the Government Palace.
- The consultations come as extortion complaints this year exceed 25,000 and homicides total 2,086, with Lima and Callao under a state of exception and officials estimating crime costs at 1.7% of GDP.
- Local experts and protesters are urging repeal of recent laws they say hinder investigations by limiting preliminary detention, asset forfeiture and other prosecutorial tools.