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Peru’s Congressional Panel Archives High-Profile Constitutional Complaints

The rulings rest on findings of insufficient grounds under congressional rules.

Overview

  • Congress’s Subcommittee on Constitutional Accusations, led by Lady Camones, reviewed a slate of cases and ordered each complaint dismissed and archived after technical screening.
  • An accusation tied to protests in late 2022 and early 2023 against former president Dina Boluarte (DC 592) was rejected because Congress had already examined the same facts in prior filings.
  • The panel shelved Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s complaint against then–prime minister Eduardo Arana (DC 603) after finding Arana’s public remarks reflected institutional coordination rather than judicial interference.
  • A case against congresswoman Rosio Torres for alleged embezzlement (DC 606) was thrown out because the use of a subordinate’s services does not meet the legal definition of a state asset misuse.
  • The body also closed a complaint over the commission that selected members of the National Board of Justice (DC 621) for lack of evidence of crimes or constitutional breaches, and it archived a case against ex-lawmaker César Combina (DC 703) after finding no demonstrated harm and noting the company at issue formed after he took office.