Overview
- The Poder Judicial issued an auto de enjuiciamiento and on Tuesday sent the case file to a penal court so a date for the oral trial can be set.
- Prosecutors say López‑Chau named Sonia Anapan Ulloa in December 2021 without the required UNI Council approval and that she lacked statutory qualifications and maintained a link to Sineace.
- The Fiscalía accuses both as author and accomplice of colusión simple and alternatively of negociación incompatible and is asking for up to five years’ prison and up to 12 years and six months of inhabilitación depending on the charge.
- The Procuraduría has requested S/605,000 in civil reparations and the accused’s appeal of the auto de enjuiciamiento does not stop the court from programming the trial under Supreme Court guidance.
- The case follows repeated defense motions that were rejected in appeals and carries political weight because López‑Chau is a sitting senator and the alleged breach touches on UNI rules that require the Council to approve secretary general appointments and list specific qualifications.