Suspended. The Superior Court of Justice of Arequipa announced, through its X account (formerly Twitter), that the general commander of the National Police of Peru (PNP), Victor Zanabriahe was suspended from his position for 18 months. The measure was issued by the judge of the Preparatory Investigation Court for Corruption cases of officials of the Superior Court of Justice of Arequipa, Janet Lastra Ramírezwho welcomed the request of Public Ministry. The Prosecutor’s Office requested the suspension of Zanabria’s rights within the framework of the “Labañiler Police” case, in which he is investigated for the alleged crimes of peculation and abuse of authority.
According to fiscal investigation, in 2020, when Zanabria He was head of the PNP in Arequipa, he would have ordered police officers to carry out masonry in a work within the facilities of the Arequipa police region. The improper use of police personnel would have allowed the detour and appropriation of funds for said construction.
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It was facing this situation that the Public Ministry presented the order so that Zanabria be suspended from your position in charge of the police institution. According to the complainant’s story, Zanabria approached Claudia del Castillo To ask for effective Green squad Have experience in construction. “They approached the training on the backGeneral Víctor Zanabria Anguloand Colonel Francis Alarcón Gallegos, who requested among all my staff volunteers who know construction work masonry, gasfiteria electricity, and at that time 15 non -commissioned officers raised their hand, “Del Castillo said at the time.
He also pointed out that, by requesting explanations from that time, he replied that he only followed orders. Del Castillo He argues that he never had knowledge of the work that young volunteers would perform: “There the general told them that from the next day they were not going to form, they were not going to serve (…) I asked if he will regularize him with a document, he told me that I must comply with the verbal orders and asked me” if I was afraid “, and indicated“ I understood my general ”, he said then.
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Víctor Zanabria is suspended: Who assumes the General Directorate of the PNP?
Before the suspension made to Zanabriathe position of general commander would be assumed by the Chief of the General Staff of the PNP. In this case, this position is occupied by the PNP General Oscar Arriola. Its formalization as a new general commander of the PNP must be formalized by the Ministry of Interior, portfolio currently led by Carlos Malaver.
Arriola is not free of controversies. In July 2023, Arriola was questioned for posing in a photograph with Flor de los Milagros Contrerasone of the most visible figures of the ultra -right group known as The resistanceorganization investigated by the Prosecutor’s Office due to its aggressions against politicians and media. The image was taken during the parade by the 40th anniversary of the Directorate against Terrorism (dircote).
