Peru removes Barbadillo prison director after daughter hired by congresswoman
Justice Minister Ernesto Álvarez says Calixto Lucero Rodríguez will be replaced immediately, though removal from the prison service requires an internal process.
KEY POINTS
- Calixto Lucero Rodríguez will be removed as director of Barbadillo prison
- His daughter Yulissa Lucero Chujutalli was hired by congresswoman Azucena Isla of Juntos por el Perú
- Barbadillo prison holds former president Pedro Castillo, serving 11 years and five months
- Removal from the prison service requires an internal INPE process, but the director change is immediate
- The National Penitentiary Institute will remove involved staff and take administrative and legal actions
Peru’s Justice Minister Ernesto Álvarez announced that Calixto Lucero Rodríguez will be removed as director of Barbadillo prison. The decision followed revelations that his daughter, Yulissa Lucero Chujutalli, was hired in the office of congresswoman Azucena Isla of the Juntos por el Perú party.
Barbadillo prison holds former president Pedro Castillo, who is serving an 11-year and five-month sentence for conspiracy to rebellion related to his 7 December 2022 attempt to dissolve Congress.
“No personal link, private interest, or external relationship can stand above public duty.”
Álvarez said the prison director cannot be dismissed from the prison service immediately because an internal investigation by the National Penitentiary Institute must take place first. However, the change of director will happen right away.
The minister added that Lucero was appointed by a previous government administration and had not submitted a sworn declaration of interests because he is a career official.
The National Penitentiary Institute also announced it will immediately remove Barbadillo staff involved in the hiring and will take the corresponding administrative and legal actions.
Álvarez stated that no personal link, private interest, or external relationship can stand above public duty.
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