Overview
- The PNP anti-corruption directorate and the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office executed seven preliminary detentions and up to 15 simultaneous searches, including the Chao municipal headquarters.
- Those detained include Mayor Juan Carlos Soles Carbajal, businessman Edwin Chávez Rodríguez, and subcontractors Karla Valqui Chávez, Riquelme Mantilla García, Jhoed Blas Quispe, Carlos Cancino Cervan, and Cosme Orbegoso Quispe.
- Investigators focus on IE 82210 “Karina Violeta Damián Alayo,” where the contract was allegedly steered to Consorcio JANACA under a presumed scheme.
- The fiscal thesis describes a presumed criminal organization dubbed “Los Perturbadores del Saber” that would have coordinated the award and execution of the project.
- According to the PNP, irregular continuation of the project’s balance of works proceeded despite legal and contractual limits, with nontransparent coordination and alleged improper benefits.