Overview
- Ex-congressman Edgar Villanueva said Alfonso López-Chau was jailed in Lurigancho in the 1970s and urged him to explain the episode.
- Ahora Nación released an official judicial response stating there is no final and enforceable conviction recorded for López-Chau.
- The party characterizes the detention as political under the Velasco regime and says López-Chau was later amnestied, noting he previously acknowledged a brief youth incarceration.
- Villanueva also alleges López-Chau backs regional figures in Apurímac facing serious questions, naming Yulisa Prado, Kevin Román, and Elvyn Díaz, and pointing to a criminal complaint reported against Román.
- Villanueva says he was removed from the party’s Senate list after pressing for ethical actions, as Ahora Nación proceeds with internal selections for the 2026 race.