Overview
- The appellate court rejected Jonathan Guzmán’s appeal, leaving in place his January 9, 2025 conviction for passive bribery.
- Guzmán must serve six years in prison, is disqualified from public office for five years, and owes a 365-day fine plus S/60,000 in civil reparation.
- Prosecutors proved he sought a USD 60,000 payment from a Barranca mayoral candidate from Juntos por el Perú to manipulate ONPE’s vote-count system to ensure her victory.
- Key evidence included the complainant’s recording, an acoustic forensic analysis linking the voice to the accused, corroborating witness testimony, and phone records.
- Intermediaries who arranged the meeting have already been convicted of influence peddling, and authorities describe the confirmed verdict as a deterrent against electoral corruption.