Peru Mayor Caught Violating COVID19 Lockdown Fakes Own Death To Evade Arrest | Sahara Reporters A photo of Torres wearing a mask and lying in a coffin has now gone viral. READ MORE:
Jamie Rolando Urbina Torres, the mayor of a town in Peru, has been caught faking his own death to evade arrest after he violated COVID-19 lockdown rules.Police say he violated curfew and social distancing laws in order to drink liquor with his friends and was drunk when he was arrested.Torres had previously been accused by locals of failing to take the threat of the virus seriously and failing to implement safety precautions in the town.
Locals say Torres has spent just eight days in the town since the start of the lockdown and had failed to put in place any local safety measures.
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