Overview
- The protocol, established by Resolution No. 098-2026-MP-FN, takes immediate effect nationwide with priority in zones under a state of emergency.
- Acting Fiscal de la Nación Tomás Aladino Gálvez Villegas ratified the measure following a technical proposal from FECOR coordinator Jorge Chávez Cotrina.
- Victims and witnesses will be registered under a reserved numeric or alphanumeric key from the start of prosecutorial investigations.
- The initiative aims to encourage reporting, cut fear-driven underreporting, and strengthen prosecutions of organized crime affecting transport operators and merchants.
- Officials say the identity-shielding mechanism will help preserve testimonial evidence that often goes uncollected in extortion and sicariato cases.