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Peru’s Congress Opens Disciplinary Probe Into Use of Official Camera at Keiko Fujimori Event

The inquiry seeks to identify responsibility for the unauthorized removal of parliamentary equipment.

Overview

  • Congress said institutional assets are authorized solely for parliamentary activities, with private or political uses prohibited under Article 105 and subject to immediate sanctions and possible civil or criminal liability.
  • Officials requested the opening of the disciplinary procedure on October 31 and publicly announced the action on November 2.
  • The employee linked to the incident submitted a resignation on November 1.
  • Footage from SOLTV showed a camera bearing a Congress inventory label, identified as “Registro Secuencial 25459 Inventario Físico General 2024,” operating at the Trujillo precandidacy event on October 30.
  • Video depicts a man in a black cap handling the device, and Fuerza Popular had not issued a public response at the time of reporting.