Overview
- Interior Minister Vicente Tiburcio said reliability testing that includes polygraph exams has begun for active officers and for applicants to police training schools.
- The ministry ordered a nationwide reorganization of disciplinary offices and created a Special Discipline Office in Lima to fast-track serious cases.
- Official figures for January–November show 1,456 officers sent to retirement, 594 under preventive measures, and 27 removed from the force out of 4,188 total sanctions.
- The Inspector General’s office is being reinforced with an operational‑intelligence approach that includes unannounced operations, covert monitoring, and coordination with specialized units.
- A disciplinary regulation approved in November tightens penalties and establishes an Office of Institutional Integrity to bolster prevention, transparency, and whistleblower protection; press reports note plans to make polygraph testing obligatory and periodic.