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Judge Orders Detention for Óscar Acuña as Anti-Graft Raids Hit APP–Frigoinca Case

Prosecutors say the probe examines payments for favorable health reports tied to school-meal contracts.

Overview

  • Anticorruption teams carried out 13 searches across La Libertad, Áncash and Lima, including the APP headquarters in Trujillo.
  • Anti-graft prosecutor Reynaldo Abia confirmed a judicial preliminary detention order for Óscar Acuña and said he has not been located.
  • Three suspects were detained preliminarily: former regional health chief Aníbal Morillo, regional worker Jorge Luis Silva and ex Qali Warma official Luis Álvarez.
  • Investigators allege Acuña acted as an intermediary connecting Frigoinca representatives with regional health officials in La Libertad.
  • APP said it will facilitate the investigation, while party secretary general Luis Valdez criticized the detention order as rushed and said the defense will appeal.