Overview
- Justice Minister Walter Martínez said the Executive is evaluating listening to and supervising every phone call made by inmates in Lima prisons.
- He announced additional cell searches scheduled for tonight in prisons across the country, expanding beyond Lima and Callao where a state of emergency remains in effect.
- Martínez said the measures taken under the emergency have delivered satisfactory results for the government’s fight against crime.
- He also said the Justice Ministry will oversee Reniec following user complaints about personal data appearing in the initial electoral roll.
- President José Jerí and cabinet members have been joining prison inspections and intend to sustain these operations as part of the security push.