Overview
- Anti-corruption prosecutors in Lambayeque conducted a morning operation at municipal offices, seizing contracting files for the plaza decoration that included the contested tree.
- The preliminary investigation, set for up to 120 days, targets possible collusion and incompatible negotiation by officials involved in the procurement.
- The Contraloría and the municipality’s internal control office reported that the award went to a bidder without required credentials and lacked technical and market studies, with five business days given to report corrective actions.
- City authorities say the provider Mali Producciones y Eventos Especiales has not been paid and will face contractual penalties for failing to deliver the agreed service.
- Political fallout escalated as eight of 15 councilors sought a 30-day suspension of Mayor Janet Cubas for allegedly giving false information, after the tree was modified and formally lit during a program featuring Son del Duque and comedian Fernando Armas.