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New Forensic Report Finds WhatsApp Audio Likely Santiváñez’s Voice

Independent experts validated data from a police captain’s phones, reinforcing prosecutors’ claim that he sought confidential details before the Boluarte raid.

Overview

  • Informe Pericial N.° 268-2025 from the Ministerio Público concludes with high probability that a 31‑second March 2024 voice note corresponds to Justice Minister Juan José Santiváñez.
  • The analysis was performed by a team of three peritos distinct from the first study, using public recordings for comparison and the CELEBRITE forensic suite.
  • WhatsApp exchanges with PNP Captain Junior ‘Culebra’ Izquierdo show requests for the raid’s judicial resolution and queries about possible information on Nicanor Boluarte.
  • Prosecutors state the audios and chats were legally extracted from Izquierdo’s devices, which he and his lawyer voluntarily delivered in August 2024 with documented chain of custody.
  • Santiváñez denies the attribution, declined to provide a direct voice sample and withdrew from a March 10, 2025 diligencia, while a prior peritaje on a separate ‘chifa’ recording also matched his voice.