He Minister of the Interiorwhile leading his law firm Gráfica Alpha, defended the company China Rail Way N. 10, one of the construction companies involved in the first major corruption case in Juan Silva’s Ministry of Transport during Pedro Castillo’s government, revealed a journalistic report by Punto Final.
Similarly, GRÁFICA ALPHA and Santiváñez Antúnez have also sponsored Anatoly Bedriñana in more than one case. Bedriñana currently works as an advisor to Minister Santiváñez himself and was chief of staff of advisors to fugitive Juan Silva.
In fact, in July 2022 the lawyer Juan José Santiváñez He claimed that the Ministry of Transport would pay him fees for representing Anatoly Bedriñana in the Tarata case of the fugitive Juan Silva.
This is shown in a document dated June 21, 2022 and addressed with the Title: Budget No. 00194-2022, Criminal Process. Gentlemen MTC (…) “We share with you the proposal for professional fees with reference to the provision of legal advisory services to assume the sponsorship of Mr. Anatoly Bedriñana Córdova,” it reads.
In addition, Santiváñez also defended Anatoly Bedriñana in an accusation for the crime of Aggravated Usurpation. The victim, an elderly woman from San Juan de Miraflores. For this case, he was convicted in 2023 by the Supreme Court.
This year, last June, Anatoly Bedriñana was promoted from advisor to the vice minister to advisor to Minister Santiváñez with a salary of S/15,600 soles. In this regard, the current head of the Mininter said: “The right to work is a fundamental right and we are talking about a person who does not have the status of being investigated.”
When asked about his links to fugitive Juan Silva, Santiváñez declined to comment.
Anatoly Bedriñana denies having any ties with Santiváñez
Anatoly Bedriñana He indicated that during his first visit to the Ministry of the Interior to obtain his current position he met with the Deputy Minister of Public Security. However, the Sunday paper denied this version and reported that a day before his hiring he was with the Deputy Minister of Public Security. Juan Jose Santivañezwho at the time served as chief of staff of advisers.
That day, Bedriñana visited the current owner of the Ministry of Interior on two occasions. However, Juan Silva’s former right-hand man tried to divert the information by claiming that he had meetings with General Díaz Zulueta, but that he did know Santiváñez Antúnez and that those meetings were to greet him.
“Obviously, I greet Dr. Santiváñez because we know each other, but beyond that, I meet with General Díaz Zulueta, with whom, when I come to work at the Ministry of the Interior, I meet, talk and obviously I know Dr. Santiváñez. (…) Of course, it was to greet Dr. Santiváñez and congratulate him, obviously, for the fact that he is there, but I offer my professional services to the Vice Minister of Public Security,” he told Panorama.
