Overview
- Judge Jorge Chávez Tamariz granted a two‑year extension to the preparatory investigation into former Lima mayor Rafael López Aliaga and others linked to the Panama Papers case.
- The resolution, issued on September 26 and reported in late October, deemed 24 months a reasonable period to reach a substantive determination.
- Prosecutors had sought 36 months, but the court reduced the request citing specific pending steps that must be completed before any charging decision.
- Outstanding work includes a financial and accounting expert review covering 2010–2018 with an expansion to 2021, testimony from two foreign and eight domestic witnesses, and mutual legal assistance requests to the United States and Panama.
- The probe examines alleged irregular handling of roughly one million soles from the Caja Municipal de Crédito Popular, primarily between 2012 and 2014, and will also define the status of three foreign companies in the case.