Cusco Governor to Sue Audit Officials as New Removal Bid Reaches Regional Council

Overview

• An audit report from the Contraloría attributes responsibility to Governor Werner Salcedo for the alleged irregular appointment of Denisse Tica as head of the Regional Government’s Public Integrity Office.
• Citizen Franco Navarro has formally filed a vacancia request with the Cusco Regional Council relying on the Contraloría’s findings.
• Salcedo announced a criminal complaint against the audit officials, calling the report false and destabilizing, while stating he will submit to any investigations by the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
• The governor argues the National Office of Integrity validated the hiring procedure and says he only signed the final resolution as his staff managed the administrative process.
• In a separate municipal case, Mayor Luis Pantoja reported the separation of officials linked to alleged bribe-taking in the Procompite program and said complaints were sent to the Anticorruption Prosecutor.