Overview
- Video recorded inside the El Agustino criminalistics unit shows prosecutor Katherine (Lucy) Flores Tasayco tearing an official police intervention act during a dispute with officers.
- Police Defensoría chief General Máximo Ramírez said criminal and administrative complaints will be filed, citing alleged destruction of a public document, interference with evidence, and real concealment.
- Ramírez noted that destroying public documents carries penalties of roughly two to ten years in prison under the penal code, and the PNP will submit the video and related materials as evidence.
- Divincri El Agustino has already lodged a complaint with the Public Ministry’s Office of Internal Control over the incident caught on camera.
- The PNP says two detainees found with about 60 luxury vehicle headlights were released after the 48‑hour limit, arguing the torn act hindered procedures, while the prosecutor claimed she was correcting drafting errors and later apologized.