Overview
- Magaly Medina told reporters she did not mock her recently deceased former lawyer and defended voicing a negative opinion about him, a statement first made while she was voting on Sunday.
- The law firm and family of Iván Paredes issued a formal communiqué saying the lawyer’s cellphone “exists” and warning that its contents could be made public, a move Medina called intimidatory and dared them to publish the chats.
- Medina also answered taunts from Jefferson Farfán after he celebrated a court victory on his podcast, calling him “a despicable person” and saying she will continue to criticize him while her legal team pursues appeals.
- The underlying case dates to broadcasts in 2019 and an August 2025 Sala Penal Transitoria decision that converted a prison term into 138 days of community service and ordered reparations reported between S/300,000 and S/350,000, and Medina says she has appeals and complaints pending over alleged defense-rights violations.
- If the Paredes phone or private chats are released it could trigger new civil or disciplinary claims and ethical scrutiny from the Colegio de Abogados, and the dispute is likely to prompt further legal and media escalation in the coming days.