Judge Richard Concepcion Carhuancho arranged the seizure of the premiere apartment that Dervy Apaza Meza acquired, with funds and assets granted to him by his former partner, the former Minister of Health Jorge Lopez Pena.
The prosecutor of Special Team against the Corruption of Power Jorge García Juárez made the request to magistrate Richard Concepción, considering that there is sufficient evidence about the alleged illicit origin of the money that Dervy Apaza received from Jorge López to buy the property for 420,000 soles in cash, the first of September this year.
In the event that Dervy Apaza transfer the property to third parties, Judge Concepción granted the seizure requested by the prosecutor George Garcia.
According to the version offered by former Minister Jorge López, as part of a separation agreement with his partner Dervy Apaza Meza, with whom he had two daughters, He gave her a tomograph of his property, which she later sold to the doctor and businessman Luis Quito Rodrígurez for US$70,000 (270,000 soles in exchange).
The other 150,000 were given by López to his ex-partner from “savings” Y “loans” What did you get. However, the prosecution has determined that the former minister used the workers of his office to make 12 deposits for 98,400 soles to an account of Dervy Apaza, through the “smurf” modality, which is typical of money laundering.
Furthermore, as revealed by an investigation of The Republicthis year as Minister of Health, Jorge López, in his sworn statement before the Comptroller General of the Republic, reported assets for 125,000 soles: an amount lower than the 270,000 soles tomograph that he gave Dervy Apaza.
“There is a probability that said economic funds are illicit; that is, they are linked to acts of corruption, ”says Judge Concepción in his resolution, noting that Luis Quito Rodriguez, who bought the tomograph from Dervy Apaza, is a supplier of the State of the Health sector and that, at the time of acquiring the medical equipment, Jorge López was serving as minister of Health.
According to the version of the former head of Health, the funds were allocated to Dervy Apaza as part of an agreement that included the purchase of an apartment. Nevertheless, In his affidavit of interests, when he became Minister of Health, López did not record the mother of his daughters, mandatory information in this type of document (see separate note).
Yesterday, for the second consecutive day, Jorge López Peña did not issue any statement on the case that involves him. Rather, he performed a religious ceremony for the Lord of Miracles, still serving as Minister of Health, notwithstanding that on Sunday night the president peter castle dismissed him.
Deleted the ex-cohabitant
In his affidavit of interests as minister, Jorge López Peña ignored his former partner Dervy Apaza Meza.
“It is a crime to omit the ex-cohabitant”
“All officials and public servants have the obligation to register the name of their spouse or partner, even if it has been separated, it must declare it to avoid a conflict of interest”, explained the specialist in Contracts with the State Edgar Zuniga Moran.
“An official cannot omit that affidavit, and if he does, he would be committing a crime of generic falsehood. One cannot leave the name of his wife or ex-partner on the air, even if he does not have any relationship, she is the mother of his children”, added the expert.
As part of an agreement with Jorge López, he gave 420,000 soles to his ex-partner to buy an apartment premiere.
