He Now Nation party recognized that Alfonso López-Chau He was deprived of his freedom during the military regime of Juan Velasco Alvarado, but he stated that it was a political detention and not a criminal process. According to the party statement, today presidential candidate He was later amnestied, as was the case with other opponents of the military government, and never had a judicial conviction.
The political organization maintained that the deprivation of liberty of Lopez Chau responded to his opposition to the de facto regime and not to the commission of a crime. Along these lines, he specified that there is no criminal file against him or sentence that links him to criminal responsibility, so no charges were generated. criminal record in your history.
This version was reinforced with a document from the Judiciary that reports on the non-existence of convictions registered in the National Registry of Convictions. The document indicates that, after an official search, no judicial records were found that prove a consented or enforced sentence against Alfonso López-Chau.
The issue returned to the public agenda in the middle of the electoral process after the statements of the former congressman and former mayor of Andahuaylas, Edgar Villanueva, who told RPP that Alfonso López-Chau He would have been held in the Lurigancho prison and in another penitentiary establishment during the 1970s.
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Judiciary confirms that Alfonso López-Chau has no criminal record
An official letter issued by the Sub-Management of Judicial Records of the Judicial Branch reported that Alfonso López-Chau does not register a consented or enforceable conviction sentence in the National Registry of Convictions. The response was given after a request for access to public information presented by the citizen himself, who asked to know if there was any judicial record linked to him.
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The official document specifies that the query was carried out in the database in charge of registering the final criminal sentences sent by the jurisdictional bodies. The result was negative, which implies that Lopez Chau He does not have a record that could lead to the issuance of a criminal record certificate.
The Judiciary also clarified that the lack of information is not due to a denial of access, but rather because there are no judicial records on the case. This point is key in the public debate, since it contradicts versions that suggest the existence of a current or past criminal process against the presidential candidate linked to Now Nation party.
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Why was López-Chau arrested during the military regime?
In accordance with the pronouncement of Now Nationthe arrest of Alfonso López-Chau It occurred in a context of political persecution during the dictatorship of Juan Velasco Alvarado. The party maintains that the then young opponent was deprived of his freedom for expressing a critical stance against the military government, along with other social, political and citizen leaders.
The political organization noted that, years later, Lopez Chau He benefited from an amnesty, a measure applied to numerous political prisoners of the time. In that sense, he emphasized that the amnesty did not apply to a criminal offense, but rather to an arrest of a political nature that never led to a trial or conviction.
As an additional argument, Now Nation remembered that Lopez Chau He was able to hold positions of high responsibility in the State and in the academic field, such as functions in the Central Reserve Bank and in universities, without any legal impediment. For the party, this trajectory confirms that there were no criminal record nor judicial restrictions that question its suitability as presidential candidate.
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Villanueva questioned Alfonso López-Chau for alleged confinement in Lurigancho
The former congressman and former mayor of Andahuaylas, Edgar Villanuevainsisted that the presidential candidate of Now Nation, Alfonso López-Chaumust clarify his past after stating that he was held in the Lurigancho prison during the 1970s, under the dictatorship of Juan Velasco Alvarado. Villanueva pointed out that said episode has not been properly explained by the candidate, which raises doubts about his public narrative.
Villanueva stated that he recommended Lopez Chau speak openly about his alleged incarceration in two penitentiary establishments, including Lurigancho, because he considers that transparency is key in an electoral process. According to the former parliamentarian, the economist had been deprived of liberty for several months, although he did not detail the legal reason for his detention.
The former legislator also believed that this lack of clarity could affect the credibility of the political discourse of Lopez Chauwho presents himself as a Christian socialist and social democrat. Villanueva maintained that publicly facing these questions could strengthen the confidence of the electorate, but assured that the candidate reacted negatively to his suggestion.
