The Prosecutor’s Office urgently requested the PNP run capture Oscar Acunabrother of Cesar Acuna and key figure in the investigation for alleged illicit payments linked to the case Frigoinca. The prosecutor’s letter, sent on November 21, requested that police actions be intensified because the person under investigation continues to be missing.
The Public Ministry reported that the arrest order was issued on November 14. However, the police operation was carried out five days later. This delay allowed Acuña to leave his home before the intervention, which raised criticism of the commanders in charge and raised questions about the actions of the anti-corruption unit.
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The tax request also includes Wilton Helmer Broca Alcántara, investigated in the same folder for alleged irregularities in food awards for Qali Warma. Both are considered relevant pieces in the case that involves businessmen, officials and local operators linked to public contracts.
The letter was sent after the head of the Police Anti-Corruption Directorate, Luis Lira, avoided specifying the reasons for the delay. This lack of explanations opened a debate about the institutional capacity of the PNP to carry out high-impact arrests, especially in cases in which figures close to APP.
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Óscar Acuña escaped after delays by the PNP
The operation to arrest Oscar Acuña Peraltainvestigated for alleged influence peddling in the Frigoinca case, was executed five days late compared to the court order issued on November 14. That delay allowed the brother of Cesar Acuna was not located in any of his two homes in Trujillo, despite the fact that Dircocor had the order from the moment Judge Leky Chagua approved it. The operation, which was finally carried out on November 19, only managed to arrest three of the five investigated.
The Republic confirmed that intelligence units of the PNP They watched Acuña’s houses in Trujillo, but even so they were unable to find his whereabouts. Sources from the Public Ministry indicated that the notification to the Police was made on November 14, while sectors of the PNP claimed to have received it a day later. The Prosecutor’s Office held Dircocor responsible for the lack of synchronization, since it was in charge of executing the ovise (observation, surveillance and monitoring) and determining when to travel to the area to carry out the capture.
The case generated suspicions about police action, especially due to the political closeness between APP and commanders who were previously involved in failed operations, such as General Juan José Santiváñez. It was also striking that the Dircocor of Lima directed the operation despite the fact that Trujillo has an anti-corruption unit with the capacity to carry out interventions of this type. The PNP avoided giving clear explanations and only reported that the operation continues, while the Prosecutor’s Office denied any attempt at a cover-up.
