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Peru Opens Complex Torture Investigation Into Police Colonel Who Led ‘Los Pulpos’ Arrest

Prosecutors set an eight‑month schedule after a detainee’s detailed complaint supported by an initial medical note.

Overview

  • The La Libertad prosecutor declared the case complex on September 10 and scheduled Colonel Víctor Revoredo to give a statement on October 1.
  • Jean Piero García Cipriano, known as “Cortadedos” and detained since 2024, alleges he was assaulted while held in Trujillo and says Revoredo authorized the acts.
  • A forensic doctor noted a recent external contusion on the complainant, and psychological as well as additional medical examinations have been ordered.
  • Investigators are taking statements from the officers involved and reviewing detention records as Revoredo, currently a police attaché in Chile, prepares his response.
  • Revoredo’s defense rejects the claims, pointing to earlier videos showing no visible injuries, while ex-officials publicly question the credibility of accusations from Los Pulpos members.