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Three PNP Officers Convicted for Abuse of Authority in San Juan de Lurigancho

A specialized human-rights prosecution secured the ruling, sharpening calls for stronger police oversight.

Overview

  • The court imposed one-year suspended prison sentences, a one-year disqualification from public office, and S/44,000 in civil reparations to the victims.
  • The convicted officers are Jhon Alarcón, Christian Acosta, and Elvis Salcedo, and the victims are Vladimir and Augusto Valencia and brothers Adrián and Augusto Gutiérrez.
  • Prosecutors established that the four citizens were arbitrarily detained, assaulted, and held overnight without the intervention or detentions being formally recorded.
  • The abuses occurred on February 16, 2021, at the Santa Elizabeth police station in San Juan de Lurigancho, according to the case findings.
  • Fiscal adjunto provincial Rubén Anicama Medina presented the evidence that substantiated the conviction, as coverage links the case to broader demands for improved training and internal controls within the PNP.