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Peru’s Ethics Panel Opens Case Into Lucinda Vásquez as Kira Alcarraz Complaint Is Deferred

Members admitted the complaint following a broadcast that documented alleged misuse of staff for personal chores.

Overview

  • The Congressional Ethics Commission voted 7–1 with one abstention to admit a complaint against Lucinda Vásquez and begin an investigation.
  • Cuarto Poder’s report showed advisers performing tasks such as giving a pedicure and preparing food, alongside claims of nepotistic hiring and salary cuts framed as unrepaid loans.
  • Vásquez appeared before the commission and requested due process, arguing the images are from last year and do not constitute ethical flagrancy.
  • A five‑minute video of Kira Alcarraz threatening a journalist was screened, but a 3–1 vote with five abstentions blocked admission of that case, which will return in a later session.
  • Both legislators will be summoned to present their defenses, and potential penalties under congressional rules can reach up to 120 days of suspension without pay.