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Ethics Panel Opens Inquiry After SAT Accuses Congresswoman Kira Alcarraz of Assault

Legal analysts say the case could lead to resistance-to-authority charges, which Alcarraz denies.

Overview

  • Lima’s tax agency filed a police complaint alleging Alcarraz slapped a SAT inspector and seized his phone during a vehicle seizure near Puente Atocongo.
  • The vehicle linked to the legislator had an administrative capture order for S/1,327 in unpaid fines, was towed to a depot, and later released after a debt installment plan.
  • Congressional leaders Fernando Rospigliosi and Ethics Commission chair Elvis Vergara announced a denuncia de oficio to examine the conduct under the parliamentary code.
  • The inspector lodged a report and underwent a medico-legal exam, and both the SAT and the Lima municipality publicly condemned the aggression and backed the worker.
  • Penal experts say prosecutors could investigate for resistance or violence against authority and note that parliamentary immunity likely would not bar an ordinary criminal case.