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Melissa Klug Urges Authorities to Detain Bryan Torres as Ministry Acts Ex Officio in Assault Case

Officials say they moved on their own to secure protections after Samahara Lobatón declined help from the women’s ministry.

Overview

  • Klug has filed a complaint seeking an attempted feminicide investigation and is urging prosecutors to order preliminary detention and block Torres from leaving Peru, saying she fears he may flee.
  • A representative of the women’s ministry said Lobatón chose to handle the matter privately, but the agency initiated actions ex officio to pursue protective measures for her and her children.
  • Klug stated the original recording of the attack lasts about 20 minutes and is held by Lobatón, Torres, his lawyer, a friend of Lobatón, and Torres’s mother.
  • Torres returned to perform with the orchestra Barrio Fino, drew public heckling, and declined to answer questions from TV reporters about the videoed assault.
  • Law firm Estudio Salas Beteta Abogados confirmed it is defending Torres and questioned media pressure, while the singer has deactivated his Instagram and remained publicly silent.