An indictment was presented this Tuesday against Ana Zegarraalternate spokesperson and candidate for deputy for Loreto of Somos Perú, due to a final ruling recorded on her resume before the National Elections Jury (JNE).
The questioning is based on a conviction last June for the criminal offense of false declaration in administrative proceedings.
The case, as stated in his resume, is in the cassation stage.
The Special Electoral Jury will evaluate the admission of the impeachment in the next few hours, despite the fact that his application had already been admitted.
Tello: “I would be out of the race”
Electoral expert José Tello told Perú21 that Article 34-A of the Constitution must be applied to the aforementioned candidate, which states that no person convicted in the first instance for an intentional crime will not be able to apply for a popularly elected position.
Article 34-A of the Political Constitution of Peru establishes verbatim: “People who have a conviction in the first instance (or consented/executory, according to the reforms) for intentional crimes, including terrorism, illicit drug trafficking, rebellion, sedition and mutiny, are prevented from running for elected office, and this impediment can extend for years, seeking to ensure suitability in public office.”
“Because of that conviction he would be out of the electoral race,” Tello said.
Strike against the alternate spokesperson and candidate for deputy for Somos Perú, Ana Zegarra.
The fault and the arguments
Citizen Leydi Margarita Iriarte Salas presented this Tuesday an objection against the candidacy of Ana Zadith Zegarra Savoy to Congress for Loreto, representing the Somos Perú party.
The document maintains that the applicant is prevented from participating in the electoral process because “she is subject to a current conviction, issued in the first instance and confirmed in the second instance, as the author of the intentional crime against the public administration in the form of false declaration in administrative procedure.”
In accordance with article 34-A of the Constitution, this type of conviction automatically prevents the application for popularly elected positions, he adds.
The document specifies that the sentence was issued by the Transitory Unipersonal Criminal Court of Alto Amazonas in June 2023 and confirmed by the Permanent Mixed Chamber of Yurimaguas in June 2025.
Likewise, it is recalled that the candidate herself stated in her resume that “she is currently serving said conviction sentence for 01 year and 04 months suspended in its execution.” For the plaintiff, this recognition constitutes sufficient proof that Zegarra’s registration violates current electoral and constitutional regulations.
The strike also warns that the candidate would have included misleading information in her sworn statement, pointing out that there was an extraordinary appeal for cassation pending, when said appeal had already been declared inadmissible.
According to the document, such a statement “would be false, with the purpose of confusing citizens and members of the Maynas Special Electoral Jury.” Therefore, it is requested that the Jury declare the fault founded, order the exclusion of Zegarra from the list of candidates and order the return of the corresponding fee.
Finally, the appeal emphasizes that the constitutional impediment is immediate and does not depend on whether the sentence is consented to or enforceable. Remember that article 34-A of the Constitution establishes that “people who are convicted of a conviction issued in the first instance, as perpetrators or accomplices, for the commission of an intentional crime, are prohibited from applying.”
On this point, the candidate stated in her resume that she has filed a complaint in the cassation stage of her sentence.
“A complaint appeal NCPP 00840-2025 has been filed against the ruling of Exp. No. 01202-2019, which is being processed before the Supreme Temporary Criminal Chamber (Ex. 1. SPT) with Exp. No. 06075-2025-0-5001-SU-PE-01, pending resolution within the framework of an extraordinary appeal for cassation,” he wrote. on your resume.
Zegarra stated in his sworn statement that he has a final ruling from June of this year for false declaration in administrative proceedings.
Who is Ana Zegarra?
On June 27, Perú21 reported that Ana Zegarra She was questioned for presenting her candidacy to Congress during the week of representation, along with Jorge Morante, both from Somos Perú.
The note highlighted that the Constitution and the Organic Law of Elections prohibit carrying out proselytizing activities in that period, which generated criticism against the political organization and opened the possibility of sanctions in the Ethics Commission.
However, in the end it was not investigated.
Then, on July 30, 2025, this medium published that Zegarra, in her capacity as spokesperson for Somos Perú, acknowledged having coordinated with businesswoman Blanca Ríos in the framework of an alleged case of bribes for public works.
Zegarra accepted that he coordinated with Ríos and that he sent him his bank account number.
Later, he acknowledged that it was a mistake to accept that help. He said that the businesswoman knew that she carried out proselytizing activities, in parallel with her work as coordinator. But he specified that this financial support did not materialize.
The businesswoman had reported that she gave money to favor the inclusion of an irrigation project in Cajamarca within the plan of the Ministry of Economy, which involved the Budget Commission chaired at that time by Congressman José Jerí.
Finally, on July 31, 2025, another publication revealed that Nahum Hidalgo, former advisor to Zegarra, announced that he would testify before the Ethics Commission about the same alleged case of bribery.
Hidalgo pointed out that the complaining businesswoman assured her that she had delivered more than 100 thousand soles to a third party linked to works, although she denied having received money.
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