Overview
- The Sixth Unipersonal Criminal Court of Trujillo in La Libertad declared the ex-congressman contumacious after he missed an October 30 virtual hearing in a defamation case.
- The resolution orders the National Police to locate and detain him for immediate presentation before the court.
- The court instructed formal notification and set a two-day deadline for his legal team to explain the no-show under threat of exclusion and fines, with a request to assign a public defender.
- The complaint was filed by former mayor César Arturo Fernández over alleged defamatory posts on social media, including claims that Combina circulated a supposed municipal resolution naming ‘Makanaky’ to a government post.
- Combina told RPP he responded to the judge last week and attributed the lack of reply to a long holiday, saying he will not give further statements on legal advice; he is currently with Avanza País seeking a presidential pre-candidacy.