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Lima Este Court Jails Three PNP Subofficers for S/50,000 Bribe to Hide Detention

Prosecutors traced their role in a scheme to conceal a 2018 custody record in exchange for cash.

Overview

  • The Tercer Juzgado Unipersonal de Lima Este sentenced the three officers to six years in prison, imposed six years of disqualification, and ordered S/30,000 in joint civil reparations to the State.
  • Fiscal findings show the subofficers from La Huayrona station cooperated in April 2018 with then‑major Rafael Jiménez and subofficer Miguel Cáceres to solicit S/50,000 from a detainee.
  • The illicit payment sought to prevent the detention from being entered in the Ministerio Público complaints registry.
  • At trial, prosecutor Richter Rengifo Ramírez presented evidence that the defendants facilitated the corrupt act; the principal perpetrators had been sentenced earlier by the San Juan de Lurigancho court.
  • The ruling aligns with recent accountability actions, including six‑year prison terms for two officers in a Huacho illegal‑detention case and official data showing 1,382 complaints against police in the first half of 2025.