Overview
- Walter Martínez declined to take a position on the case of INPE president Iván Paredes Yataco to avoid perceived interference.
- The minister said decisions about Paredes’s continuation will proceed through institutional channels rather than his office.
- Current reporting says Paredes faces two complaints, including one alleging ethical breaches.
- An Indecopi ruling fined Paredes more than S/16,000 in August 2024 for failures in his work as a private criminal lawyer, with payment made in August 2025 after he took over INPE.
- The Indecopi file states client Sergio Castro Meza hired Paredes in 2021 and that the promised criminal complaint was not filed, no fee receipt was issued, and US$3,500 was not returned.