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WhatsApp Trail and Bank Transfers Fuel Alleged TC Influence Scheme Tied to Santiváñez in ‘El Diablo’ Case

Those records name a Sala 2 assistant as an internal contact, a claim she rejects.

Overview

  • Panorama published a WhatsApp message that Santiváñez allegedly forwarded saying, “Hola, Kenita… está en la lista para la próxima audiencia,” referring to the habeas corpus for Miguel Marcelo Salirrosas.
  • Santiváñez is reported to have requested S/20,000 in fees plus US$20,000 for “external advisers,” with family receipts showing transfers of US$10,000, US$9,700 and US$300.
  • Kenita Jaque de la Cruz acknowledges long-standing work in magistrate Gustavo Gutiérrez Ticse’s office in Sala 2 but denies acting as a conduit or having any contact with Santiváñez.
  • Magistrate Gutiérrez Ticse denies any link to Santiváñez and formed part of the TC panel that ultimately confirmed Salirrosas’s 27-year sentence after rejecting the habeas corpus.
  • An audio attributed to Santiváñez, previously reported and referenced in coverage, claims support from two TC magistrates including Gutiérrez Ticse, while the family later pressed Santiváñez as minister to return the US$20,000 and to improve the inmate’s pavilion.