The Public Ministry (MP), through the Prosecutor’s Office of Crimes against Lifeinvestigate an assumption Attack against the Minister of Health, Joaquín Barnoya.
According to the first statements received by the investigating entity, on April 2 The minister was in his office when A bullet would have entered through one of the windowswhat would have generated danger, since, as witnesses indicate, “it happened relatively close to it.”
The supposed bullet that hit one of the windows It would have ended within the official’s office.
The details to which they have had access Guatevisión news and Free press indicate that, on the same day of the alleged attack, The Minister of Health appeared before the authorities to file the complaint.
Subsequently, the researchers requested The images of between 28 and 30 security cameras of the building, with the objective of determining the origin of the apparent projectile that was located.
The MP indicates that, so far, two hypotheses about what happened are handled: A possible direct attack against Minister Barnoya or A lost bullet that could have come from somewhere close to the market.
However, that day the authorities or relief bodies They did not notify an armed event that occurred in that sector.
Protection and armored car
Given this situation, on April 2, President Bernardo Arévalo ordered Iván Carpio, head of the Ministry of Administrative and Security Affairs (SAAS), which Safety and armored car will be provided to Minister Barnoyainformation that was confirmed by sources from the Secretariat.
By presidential order, since that day he was assigned to the minister Eight SAAS security agents, distributed in two groupsin addition to a armored vehicle.
Barnoya, who since assuming the position has had a vehicle and bodyguards assigned by the Ministry of Health, Now he will be under the shelter of the SAAS.
It has been attempted to obtain a position from Minister Barnoya about the alleged attack, But until the closing of this note it has not been possible.
However, the Department of Communication of the Ministry of Health indicated that The minister is well and that is kept in charge of his functions.