Overview

• The Tercer Juzgado Penal Superior de Investigación Preparatoria ordered seven days of preliminary detention for prosecutor William Fernando Salinas Anastasio for alleged cohecho pasivo específico.
• Agents from the police anti-corruption unit DEPDICC-Trujillo executed an operation that led to his capture at a property in the district of Simbal, La Libertad.
• The case stems from a September 25 virtual hearing about two minors detained with explosive materials, during which the prosecutor allegedly remained connected and was heard requesting money and asking that the payment be doubled.
• The judge of the Juzgado Civil Mixto de Virú reported the incident to the Primera Fiscalía Superior Penal de La Libertad, prompting coordinated actions with police that culminated in the detention.
• The Junta de Fiscales Superiores de La Libertad condemned corruption, affirmed due process, and noted institutional coordination for the operation as investigations continue.