He Regional Freedom Governmentled by César Acuñaallocated 58 million soles for the “Procompite” project, a program designed to benefit small entrepreneurs with financing for machinery, equipment and business plans. However, both competitions held in 2023 and 2024 were annulled due to serious administrative irregularities and legal questions that prevented the effective delivery of these resources.
Internal reports of Regional Governmentto which fourth power had access, detail multiple vices and offenses in the organization and execution of the competitions. Among them, the lack of technical files, absence of legal documents, and the irregular formation of the evaluation committee, chaired by Juan José Fortright hand of Acuña in the region and one of the main ones involved in the scandal.
Small entrepreneurs also denounced alleged demands of undue payments to be favored in the process, which generated protests and a strong rejection of regional management. The crisis of ‘Procompite’ calls for transparency and responsibility in the management of public funds in Freedom under the command of Acuña.
Alleged coimas and irregular management of the ‘Procompite’ contest
The ‘Procompite’ project aimed to boost Liberteño entrepreneurs, but ended up wrapped in a corruption scandal. Juan José Fortthen production manager and key figure in the Acuña managementled the committee responsible for selecting the winners. However, Fort and his team did not comply with the administrative procedures that govern this type of competitions, which resulted in the cancellation of the process.
Entrepreneurs from the textile sector denounced that Fortthrough an intermediary identified as Jhony CarranzaI asked them for money in exchange for ensuring the award of financing. A merchant said he had paid up to 25 thousand soles under the promise of being benefited, although the program was finally suspended and the support were never completed.
The irregularities not only affected the transparency of the contest, but also the fate of millions of public soles. Official documents reveal that no technical files were attached nor did the property of the land where the financed machinery would be installed, in addition to the sworn statements, lacked documentary support. The lack of rigor was such that only four members evaluated the projects when the regulations require seven.
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César Acuña supported the institution despite the scanding it
Given the complaints and the cancellation of the competitions, the General Management of the Regional Government He confirmed that the process was retracted to the admissibility stage to verify if the business plans met the requirements. However, they did not offer clear explanations about the causes of failure or assumed responsibilities.
Juan José Fortwho was also a provincial political coordinator of Acuña In Trujillo, he requested a medical license after the controversy, but remains linked to the governor’s political party. Meanwhile, Acuña He was out of the country during the revelation of the scandal, and his return guaranteed that the program will continue, leaving the door open to correct the faults detected.
The governor just pointed out that the Prosecutor and Judicial Power They must investigate any indication of corruption and reaffirmed the commitment to comply with the support of entrepreneurs. However, the crisis of ‘procompite’ deepens distrust in the management of Acuñawhich already accumulates several complaints and questions about the management of public resources in Freedom.
