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Peruvian who died in Iraq is buriedHis body was in the Callao morgue for three days
Luis Serrano Huamán (33) died after receiving a bullet in the abdomen while working as a security agent. He was in Iraq 8 months.
by Alberto García M.
Eight months ago, he left for Iraq, tempted by a salary impossible to achieve in our country. Last Saturday, he returned in a casket. Luis Serrano Huamán died while working as a security agent in Baghdad on 18 June. He left a widow, two daughters, and once again this question: Is it worth it to risk everything for a salary of US$1,000?
The corpse of Luis Serrano was in the Callao morgue until noon, yesterday. A problem of documentation had delayed the removal of his remains. Sources in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said they had intervened to speed up the paperwork necessary, but added that they couldn't do more because it was a private employment contract.
In the afternoon, Serrano's remains were taken to the community centre Asparen de Los Olivos, a few metres from his house. The velorio took place behind closed doors at the request of the family, who refused to talk to the press. At 4 p.m. the funeral procession left for the Puente Piedra cementery where the burial took place.
Ministry sources say that Serrano worked for the US business MVM. It is to be remembered that Martín Jara, another peruvian employed by the same company, died under similar circumstances in Afghanistan last December. The presence of peruvians in Iraq has caused controversy from the beginning.