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Peru Calls Slaying of Indonesian Embassy Officer in Lima a Likely Contract Killing

Prosecutors are leading an active homicide investigation.

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A police officer looks on as he stands guard at the National Prosecutor's headquarters building in Lima before the arrival of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte in Lima on January 13, 2025. The president of Peru, Dina Boluarte, appears this Monday before prosecutors investigating her for the alleged crime of abandonment of office and omission of functional acts, due to the fact that she did not inform the ministerial cabinet and Congress that she would undergo a nose job in July 2023. (Photo by Ernesto BENAVIDES / AFP) (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images)

Overview

  • Zetro Leonardo Purba, 40, was shot three times outside his apartment in Lima’s Lince district while arriving by bicycle and was later declared dead at a hospital.
  • Surveillance video released by police shows a helmeted gunman shooting Purba, then fleeing on a motorcycle driven by an accomplice.
  • Peru’s interior minister said the attack bore the hallmarks of a contract killing, noting that nothing was stolen and the assailants appeared to have waited for the victim.
  • No suspects have been identified, and a police claim that the attackers appeared to be foreign citizens has been questioned by Indonesian officials.
  • Peru’s foreign ministry pledged a thorough probe and increased protection for Indonesian embassy staff, while Indonesia’s foreign minister demanded a transparent, expeditious inquiry.