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Peru Weighs Monitoring Prisoner Calls as Nationwide Prison Searches Are Ordered

The justice minister cast the moves as a new phase in the government's offensive on criminal networks.

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.