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Retired PNP Commander and Six Subofficers Sentenced Over Sale of Exam Answers

Courts relied on WhatsApp audio, bank records and a seized answered questionnaire to convict officers for selling a professional‑certification exam.

Overview

  • The Poder Judicial issued the verdicts on June 27–28 after a Fiscalía probe found the director of the PNP technical school in Huancavelica sold the resolved question bank for a 2020 sufficiency exam.
  • Retired commander Jorge Sánchez received five years’ prison suspended with a three‑year probation period and five years’ disqualification from public office while six subofficers were each given four years’ prison suspended.
  • Prosecutors built the case with digital forensic reports that recovered WhatsApp audios, bank deposit records showing payments, and a seized questionnaire with answers marked in bold.
  • The scheme involved S/100 per candidate paid through an intermediary and distributed in WhatsApp groups to secure fraudulent technical certification for subofficers.
  • The rulings arrive alongside other recent sentences for police abuse and follow new PNP measures including Directiva N.°180‑2026 and an Anti‑Corruption Team aimed at tightening internal oversight.