The The prosecution has requested 36 months of preventive detention for Victor Morales Chocano, husband of Congresswoman Elizabeth Medina of the Magisterial Block, in a preliminary investigation for his alleged involvement in a bribery scheme for the irregular allocation of budgets for municipal public works. As such, the prosecution accuses him of the crimes of criminal organization, aggravated collusion and money laundering to the detriment of the State.
Prosecutor Naomi Bustillos Tamayo, in charge of the case, He also requested preventive detention for Kevin Sumarán, former mayor of the district of Molino, located in the Huánuco region, and for four other people linked to the investigation. According to the authorities, those involved would have facilitated the processing and irregular allocation of budgets for municipal projects, allegedly for the benefit of criminal networks.
After receiving the request from the prosecution, this Sunday, September 22, Judge Margarita Salcedo began the hearing which will determine the preventive detention of Víctor Morales, Kevin Sumarán and four other suspects. The decision is crucial to determine whether the requested precautionary measures will be adopted while the investigations continue.
Morales and Kevin Sumarán have been in preliminary detention since September 16for 10 days, the deadline for which is about to expire. That day, the Fifth National Criminal Court ordered the preliminary detention of Victor Morales Chocano, Jean Kevin Sumaran Lino, Javier William Salazar Borja, John Edgar Aquino Jara, Cesar Eugenio Orizano, Marco Antonio Palacios Audato, Mayumi Valderama Ortega and Edgar Durand Placido. Six of them were arrested and the other three were not located.
What is the case about?
The case involves an investigation into corruption affecting Congresswoman Elizabeth Medina and her husbandVictor Morales Chocano. Both are accused of belonging to an alleged criminal organization who collected bribes from mayors in exchange for facilitating projects for them.
Prosecutor Naomi Bustillos is leading the case, which involves 16 defendants and has a 36-month period for its investigation. It is revealed that Morales may have obtained illicit money by Jean Sumarán Lino, mayor of Molino, to secure a budget of 7 million soles for works in his district, in exchange for 6% of the total cost of the project.
