Overview

• The Lima Centro First Corporate Provincial Prosecutor’s Office ordered there were no grounds to formalize or continue a preparatory investigation into José Manuel Villafuerte Alata.
• PNP Defensoría director Gen. Máximo Ramírez said the driver was detained for resisting a police order rather than for charging a 2-sol fare, noting the offense carries a two to three year penalty.
• A passenger’s video of the confrontation on an Urano Tours bus went viral as multiple officers surrounded the vehicle and detained the driver.
• Villafuerte’s lawyer, Rodrigo Noblecilla, said he will file complaints against sub-officer Judith Cuba Lara for alleged trafficking of influence and kidnapping.
• The incident renewed scrutiny of Peru’s police free-ride law, with transport operators and citizens questioning how it is enforced.