The Second Court of Appeals of the Judiciary annulled the order of preventive detention against Nicanor Boluarte and others investigated for the case ‘Waykis in the shadow’. It should be remembered that the brother of President Dina Boluarte He had been a fugitive since last November 19 when Judge Richard Concepción Carhuancho declared the Public Ministry’s requirement of 36 months of preventive detention justified.
“Declare founded the appeal filed by the technical defense of those investigated Wigberto Nicanor Boluarte Zegarra, Jorge Luis Ortiz Marrerosformer director of the General Directorate of Internal Government, Zenovia Griselda Herrera Vásquezformer head of Qali Warma in the San Martín region and Jorge Chingay Salazaragainst Resolution Number Two dated November 17, two thousand and twenty-four,” the document reads.
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The investigation into this alleged criminal network began when the Special Team of Prosecutors against Corruption in Power (Eficcop) preliminarily detained Nicanor and others involved. According to the fiscal thesis, this alleged criminal organization, led by the president’s brother, had the purpose of obtaining political power through the appointment of prefects and sub-prefects in regions to achieve the registration of its political party Ciudadanos por el Perú (CPP). He is also accused of controlling key positions within the government to obtain illicit profits, using the power represented by his sister, the head of state, Dina Boluarte.
Thus, this ruling ends up favoring Nicanor and the rest of those involved by provisionally revoking the preventive detention against them. It should be remembered that the last time the president’s brother was seen was on Sunday, November 17, 2024, when he connected to the virtual hearing from inside a vehicle and later, his lawyer, Luis Vivanco, declared that he could not establish contact or communication with your sponsor.
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Nicanor Boluarte: Public Ministry has new documents against him
The Supraprovincial Prosecutor’s Office Specialized in Crimes of Corruption of Officials discovered original documents that could confirm the irregular appointments of subprefects in the region of San Martín, Tarapoto, made by Nicanor Boluarte, which would be linked to the case.The Waykis in the Shadow.‘
During the intervention, lawyer Guillermo Chanjan was present, who acts as legal defense for the fugitive Zenovia Herrera Vásquez. Chanjan is the partner of the district subprefect of Tarapoto, Mery Pinchi Ramírez, who also participated in the procedure.
The action, which lasted about two hours, was led by prosecutor Saúl Guerra, who explained to the press that the operation was carried out in a surprising manner to collect information and evidence that would allow progress in the investigation of the alleged criminal organization that is also related to Mateo Castañeda, former lawyer of Dina Boluarte.
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