Peru Prosecutor Opens Investigation Against Journalist and Ex-Prosecutor Based on Discredited Report

Peru's acting Supreme Prosecutor Gilmer Robinson Jara Vergara initiated a complex preliminary investigation against journalist Gustavo Gorriti and former prosecutor Rafael Vela, relying on a report by Congressman Alejandro Muñante that has been widely discredited. This marks an escalation of legal pressure on critics of the government and raises concerns about judicial independence and press freedom in Peru.