Overview
- The TV program Cuarto Poder broadcast multiple recordings attributed to INPE head Iván Paredes in which he discusses returning money, references a $500 deposit, and offers his watch valued at $800.
- The complaint, filed by Adela Huamancusi, alleges payments tied to efforts to free her husband, ex-police officer Marcos Quispe Riveros, who is serving a sentence for aggravated kidnapping.
- The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office has the case file, requested a forensic voice examination, and, according to the complainant’s lawyer, has summoned Paredes about four times without his appearance.
- Paredes has not given public statements despite reporters seeking comment at his home and office, according to the outlets reporting the case.
- He remains in charge of Peru’s prison system, a post he assumed after a decree under Dina Boluarte modified eligibility criteria, and any removal now rests with President José Jerí and Justice Minister Walter Martínez Laura.