"El homicidio de un abogado destapa una supuesta red de prostitución en el Congreso de Perú" | Internacional | EL PAÍS English

Hace una semana, un automóvil fue interceptado por cuatro sicarios en el distrito de La Victoria, en Lima, la capital del Perú. Los criminales dispararon alrededor de 60 balas al azar. El conductor falleció instantáneamente, mientras que la pasajera, una mujer que se encontraba en el asiento trasero, aún presentaba signos vitales a pesar de haber recibido disparos en la cabeza, la espalda y los brazos. Fue trasladada a la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos del hospital 2 de Mayo, donde lamentablemente falleció el martes tras una prolongada agonía. En un principio, se pensó que se trataba simplemente de otro caso de asesinato por encargo; un taxista que se niega a pagar un cobro de extorsión y enfrenta las consecuencias, o algo similar. Sin embargo, la muerte de Andrea Vidal Gómez ha conmocionado a la institución encargada de promulgar leyes en favor de la ciudadanía.

An investigation by the television program Beto a Saber has revealed that the driver was an unintentional victim and that the attack was actually directed against Andrea Vidal, a 28-year-old lawyer who until September had been an advisor in the Legal and Constitutional Office of the Congress of Peru. A former employee of the same department has revealed anonymously that the head of both, Jorge Torres Saravia, set up a prostitution ring in the hallways of Parliament, passing off women as secretaries or office workers in exchange for “providing services” to lawmakers. Andrea Vidal, known as La China, was the one who supposedly recruited them.

The Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Human Trafficking Crimes has opened a preliminary investigation against Torres Saravia, who, according to the complaint, allegedly had more than one conflict with the victim and that is why she was fired in September. Her murder has raised suspicions, and there are those who suspect that it was an attempt to silence her. According to the leak, one of the prostitutes hired by her office had meetings with Alejandro Soto, a lawmaker who was also the president of Congress until late July. “They [the hired women] went in and slept with people for a profit. One of them used to visit Alejandro Soto. You can corroborate this with the cameras and entry records,” said the source.