Overview

• Magistrate Liliana Rodríguez Villanueva of La Libertad's Tercer Juzgado Superior de Investigación Preparatoria granted the preventive detention request after reviewing the case file.
• William Fernando Salinas Anastacio will be held at El Milagro prison with the order referencing custody through December 2026, when the oral trial is expected to begin.
• Salinas, who served as the provisional provincial prosecutor of Virú, is under investigation for alleged cohecho pasivo específico.
• Authorities say the conduct came to light when he failed to disconnect from a Google Meet hearing, leaving a 12‑minute recording of a call in which he referenced an agreement and a payment.
• If convicted under Article 395 of the Penal Code, he faces a potential sentence of up to 15 years in prison.