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Family of Slain Artist Trvko Demands Retraction From Peru’s Congress President

Relatives plan a notarial demand for retraction after the congressional leader labeled the deceased a terrorist.

Overview

  • Congress president Fernando Rospigliosi referred to Eduardo Ruiz Sáenz as “terruco,” conflating the stage name Trvko with the slur and repeating his remarks after journalists corrected him.
  • The family says it will send a notarial letter seeking immediate rectification and will pursue a defamation complaint if no correction is issued.
  • Police commander Óscar Arriola identified subofficer Luis Magallanes as the shooter who fired the fatal projectile, and officer Omar Raúl Saavedra Bautista remains detained in the case.
  • A tribute mural in Cusco was vandalized with white paint, erasing the artist’s face and the message that the police killed him.
  • Relatives reject any political meaning to the stage name, detail fears for their safety, and allege attempted removal of evidence on the night of the killing.