Overview
- Peru’s human rights prosecutor opened a preliminary case Friday into Cristopher Puente, known as Cristorata, for alleged discrimination against Indigenous people.
- The prosecutor ordered urgent steps that include a psychological evaluation, Puente’s sworn statement, and a full viewing and transcript of the Kick stream as evidence.
- The Ministry of Culture had referred the incident to the Public Prosecutor under Article 323, which punishes acts that deny or limit rights based on ethnicity or other protected traits.
- Regional actions are also moving ahead, with formal complaints filed in Cusco by lawyer Dennis Llamocca and in Puno by lawyer John Torres Roselló, and civic groups preparing more filings.
- The remarks came during a live reaction to election tallies for southern regions such as Puno, Cusco, and Ayacucho; Puente later apologized on social media and on stream.