Overview
- The preliminary investigation is led by Supreme Prosecutor Patricia Benavides, a former attorney general.
- The fiscal order signed on January 9 sets a 60-day window to review videos, take statements, and verify the scene.
- A police report alleges Alcarráz struck SAT employee Juan Carlos de la Vía, took his phone, and threatened his job.
- Congress’s Ethics Commission unanimously opened its own inquiry into the legislator’s conduct.
- Alcarráz denies wrongdoing and claims the intervention was irregular, with potential penalties of four to eight years in prison if charges are proven.