Overview
- A PNP directive dated August 25 and signed by General Javier Manuel González Novoa classifies all records in SIDPOL and SIRDIC as reserved until 2030.
- The order assigns custody and registration of the restricted data to DIRTIC’s reception unit, and police sources told El Comercio the change is already active in both systems.
- The PNP argues that keeping complaints confidential protects investigations, public safety and individuals’ dignity, claiming disclosure would undermine its crime‑fighting mission.
- Legal and media advocates, including IPYS and the Consejo de la Prensa Peruana, denounce the measure as disproportionate and warn it could hinder probes into 2022–2023 protest deaths and reduce electoral transparency for 2026.
- Public access for citizens, journalists and external entities is curtailed, and some reports say the rule may be applied retroactively to hundreds of thousands of complaints, a claim not confirmed by the PNP.