Overview

• Arriola, previously chief of the General Staff, was formally recognized at the ENFPP in Puente Piedra in a ceremony attended by President Dina Boluarte.
• A court in Arequipa ordered Víctor Zanabria suspended for 18 months in the 'policías albañiles' case, with anti‑corruption prosecutors preparing charges for alleged embezzlement and aggravated collusion involving about S/17,500.
• An attorney in the case filed a complaint accusing Zanabria of disobeying the suspension order by remaining in the post until today, while an appeal of the measure remains pending.
• In his first address, Arriola pledged to “clean” the force of infiltrated and corrupt officers, to coordinate with prosecutors and the judiciary, and to uphold human rights during crowd control.
• The new chief faces scrutiny over a past photo with Andrés Hurtado and accusations from a retired officer that he withheld information tied to the criminal known as “El Monstruo.”