He mayor of ComasUlises Villegas, suffered more than 20 head injuries after an attack suffered on the night of Tuesday April 30 while he was traveling in his vehicle along the avenue Gerardo Unger. Two individuals on a motorcycle intercepted him, not only with the intention of stealing his truck, but also threatening to kill him, according to his own testimony.
This incident adds to a series of intimidations that the mayor has been receiving since last year, linked to his intervention in sensitive issues such as prostitution and Informal commerce in the district. “I have been a victim of threats since last year when I intervened in the issue of brothels and merchants, but I am not going to stop, I am going to move forward,” the mayor emphasized.
These threats arise after evicting street traders from the Chacra Cerro market, who had illegally occupied public space for almost half a century. In these situations, the mayor reiterated his firmness: “They will not leave us intimidated. We must recover these spaces. I won’t hide behind a desk. There are mafias that extort informal traders and are behind these threats. “When we impose order and security, it makes criminals uncomfortable.”
Villegas insists that the informal sellers They must be formalized, while the municipality provides support and advice in this process. In addition, he announced plans to revitalize the recovered area, with urban improvement which will include new roads, sidewalks, green areas and recreation spaces.
Meanwhile, in the Civic Centerin front of municipality of Comasthe neighbors gathered to demand peace and the cessation of violence in the district. Representatives of various neighborhood associations They joined in this demonstration.
“We are truly outraged here. We, the inhabitants of Comas, are tired of so much violence. Yesterday it was the mayor, who will be the next? Madam President, please stop this violence. We all have children. Mr. Ulysses could have been my son. Enough is enough, we are tired of all this,” said one of the neighbors.
“My name is Esteban Isaías Julia Ramos, I am president of the National Board 12 of Collique in Comas. The violence is regrettable. Regardless of what happened to the Dr. Ulises Villegas Rojas for their determination to establish authority in the district, unfortunately, those who oppose the change are acting in this way. We must have empathy and support citizen security measures with firm authorities,” concluded another neighbor.
The mayor of Comas was the subject of a violent attack while he was traveling in his truck through the district during the celebration of the Labor Day. The attackers hit his head with the butt of a gun, causing serious injuries. This fact has generated great consternation among citizens, who urge the Government of Dina Boluarte to reinforce local security.
“There have been death threats with blows to the head (…). I was leaving an activity for Labor Day. Obviously, not only was it a robbery or an assault, but it was a scene of death threats because they wanted me to leave the issue of brothels, street vendors and merchants alone,” he explained.
In addition to the injuries suffered by the mayor, his wife was seriously injured during the assault. The criminals managed to quickly take the vehicle after committing the violent act.
After the incident, the mayor sought help from the Santa Luzmila police station, where he requested the intervention of the National Police of Peru. The authorities deployed an operation in the surrounding area, managing to locate the mayor’s truck a few blocks from the site of the attack, at the intersection of the avenues Gerardo Unger and Saint Bernard.
