According to Pacheco, Irigoin was the one who put together the lists of promotions to generals in the PNP in November of last year and was the one who, along with his colleague Jorge Tarrillo, received bribes of US$20,000 from at least ten applicants. Money that supposedly ended up in the pockets of the head of state.
Despite this statement, this newspaper has been able to confirm that Irigoin continues to work in the Palace as security for Castillo as if nothing had happened. Tarrillo, on the other hand, was only there until the end of last year: today he provides administrative tasks at the State Security Directorate.
“That Irigoin has not been changed, despite what we know today, is the full responsibility of the president. It is him, as the highest chief of the Armed Forces. and from the PNP, who chooses his security, ”said a police source who prefers to remain confidential.
payment methods
Pacheco told the prosecution that the president’s escorts (Tarrillo and Irigoin) wanted him to receive part of the “earnings” for promotions in the PNP, but he told them that he preferred that the delivery be through the president. He said that was his response, because he feared that he was facing a trap.
Between Tarrillo and Irigoin, both born in Chota, the president trusts the latter more, Pacheco assured. Both –Castillo and Irigoin– have known each other since they studied at the Arturo Osores Cabrera school in Anguía (Cajamarca) together with the former Minister of Transport and now a fugitive Juan Silva Villegas.
That inner circle was also made up of the president’s nephews Gian Marco Castillo and Fray Vásquez (fugitive since the end of March of this year). Similarly, the chotanos Jose Nenil Medina Guerrero (mayor of Anguía) and Auner Vásquez Cabrera (former head of the technical office of the presidency).
Illicit operations were carried out through them, as well as payments, said the former secretary. While with Tarrillo and Irigoin the charges for promotions in the PNP would have been channeled, with Pacheco, the S/30 thousand for appointing Hugo Chávez to the head of PetroPerú. On the other hand, Silva was in charge of delivering the illicit amounts for the works in the MTC and Mayor Medina for the projects carried out in Cajamarca.
Vásquez, on the other hand, was the link with the politicians. “He made all the arrangements and negotiated for the president with the congressmen,” said a source close to the investigations carried out by the prosecution.
Of all those mentioned, the one who remains closest to the president is Irigoin. Although Medina Guerrero continues in his position as mayor, he no longer records visits to the Palace or to ministries such as Housing or Produce in recent weeks.
In June, this newspaper reported that Irigoin’s daughter, Wendy Irigoin Peralta, won contracts with the MTC for an amount of S/88 thousand. His first contract was a service order issued on October 15 of last year for S / 17 thousand. Two days before, she had just registered as a provider of services to the State.
Meanwhile, Tarrillo has two brothers (José Ricardo and Norvil) who have the company Norquimet SAC, which has won contracts with the State for more than S/26,000 since Castillo became president. The contracts were with the Social Health Insurance, the regional governments of Cajamarca, Ayacucho and La Libertad, and the National Agricultural Health Service.
Tarrillo is mentioned in an audio presented by businessman Zamir Villaverde of a conversation with Juan Silva where they talk about a delivery of S / 100 thousand.
More controversial congratulations in the PNP
Last Saturday, this newspaper reported that the commander general of the PNP Luis Vera Llerena was promoting congratulationsby supreme resolution, to three of his personal secretaries (a fact that would end up benefiting his staff in the promotion process).
Among those mentioned are PNP Colonel Edwin Gutiérrez Tuesta and PNP Lieutenant Mercedes Vargas Legua. They went to work with Vera Llerena once she took office at the end of May.
This newspaper identified more congratulations, now at the ministerial level (made by the then minister Dimitri Senmache) in June. These two officers are congratulated for the implementation of specialized software in the police.
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Chotana escort
Also of Jorge Tarrillo and Nilo Irigoin, President Castillo also formed a police security force made up of Chotanos: Jover Antonio Gallardo Torres, Sandra Flores Cardozo, Marbin Olivera Fuentes, José Maximiliano Pérez Pérez and Yesica Roxana Ruiz Díaz.
Also Cajamarcans (not Chotanos) Orlando Tello Guevara and Danny Leiva Carmona were included. The formation of the chotana guard was one of the first movements that Castillo made once he arrived at the Government Palace