Eight congressmen of the Popular Renewal Bank and three of the Honor and Democracy bench, who support the Public Ministry in emergency in response to that Patricia Benavides He did not assume again as prosecutor of the Nation, they are investigated for alleged crimes of corruption, organized crime and others.
The legislators involved are: Diego Bazán, María Córdova, Jorge Montoya, María Jáuregui Martínez, Norma Yarrow, José Cueto, Alejandro Muñante, Javier Padilla, Miguel Ciccia, Jorge Zeballos and Patricia Chirinos.
Referring to the Popular renewal bench, Diego Bazán is investigated by the Second Supreme Prosecutor’s Office for the alleged crimes of false testimony in trial – related to his statement in the process against Pedro Castillo – and a simple painful painful, for allegedly using resources from Congress to celebrate his birthday in Trujillo in 2023.
María Córdova faces a judicial process by false affidavit, because she omitted to declare her position as general manager of the company Lot Plus SAC on her resume during the general elections of 2021. The case is in the seventh Court of Preparatory Investigation of Chiclayo.
In addition, Montoya is investigated for the alleged crime of qualified homicide, for allegedly promoting the excessive use of force by PNP during the protests against the Government of Dina Boluarte.
Alejandro Muñante He was investigated for bribery, after the statement of the effective collaborator Jaime Villanueva, ex -analysis of Patricia Benavides. On this, the Republic informs that although there was a complaint this was filed last June. Therefore, currently, the congressman mention is not in the quality of investigated. In this way, this medium clarifies that the initial information published on July 3, 2025 was compiled from the Public Ministry, but it was not specified that it was filed.
Patricia Chirinos is being investigated by the Supreme Prosecutor Delia Espinoza Within the framework of the Patricia Benavides case, for its alleged participation in a criminal organization.
Jorge Zeballos and Miguel Ciccia face investigations for the alleged crime of criminal organization, related to events that occurred in the 2022 and 2025, respectively. In the case of Ciccia, he has declared that he does not know the complaint and has not been notified.
Finally, María Jáuregui Martínez and Norma Yarrow are being investigated for the alleged crime of bribery.
The investigated for honor and democracy
In the case of the Honor and Democracy Bank, Jorge Montoya It is being investigated for incompatible negotiation, after knowing that it would have improperly influenced the approval of the Draft 319-2021 bill, which allowed him to perceive double salary and pension simultaneously while exercising his congressional position. In this same case, José Cueto is also involved.
Meanwhile, Javier Padilla is accused of having requested reimbursement for fuel expenses at dates that he did not carry out official activities related to his congressional functions.
Popular Renewal Renewal
Amid questions, the Rafael López Aliaga’s game It proposes to declare in emergency the Public Ministry after the rejection of replacement of Patricia Benavides as prosecutor of the Nation, a position currently occupied by Delia Espinoza.
The bill, promoted by the party of the mayor of Lima, Rafael López Aliaga, states that the Public Ministry be temporarily directed by a Transitory Board of Supreme Prosecutors.
The bench states that the Transitory Board of Supreme Prosecutors have a period of up to twelve months. During that time, both the current prosecutor of the Nation and all Supreme Prosecutors would be suspended in its functions.
