Peru's President says crimes in VRAEM will not go unpunished | News | ANDINA
Photo: ANDINA/Presidency of the Republic. 16:38 | Trujillo (La Libertad region), May. 25. Peruvian President Francisco Sagasti on Tuesday affirmed that those responsible for the murder of 16 people in the Valley of Apurimac, Ene and Mantaro Rivers (VRAEM) will be found and punished. "This will not go unpunished," he said in statements to the press. He noted that the Chief of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces, Manuel Cossio, headed to Mazamari, a town in VRAEM that is being thoroughly patrolled, too. According to the President, the senior military officer is expected to lead an operation f...