on Monday filed a criminal complaint before the Prosecutor's Office against National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) head, Piero Corvetto, three senior officials from that institution, and the legal representative of company GALAGA S.A.C., over alleged irregularities during the 2026 General Elections.
The complaint attributes alleged offenses against the right to vote – attack on the right to suffrage, as well as crimes against public administration – omission, and refusal or delay of official duties, in connection with the contracting of GALAGA S.A.C. for the distribution of electoral material and the problems presented by the Technological Solution to Support Vote Counting (STAE) during the electoral process.
In the case involving Corvetto, the complaint stated that, despite the "logistical and technological crisis," he "maintained a systematic omission-based conduct" and failed to timely inform the JNE Plenary of the magnitude of material shortage. Thus, citizens remained in a state of total disinformation for most of the day.
It added that, faced with the imminent and irreversible collapse of the polling table installation system, he "attempted to mitigate the institutional impact by announcing that he would manage the exemption of electoral fines for citizens unable to vote due to the lack of materials," which constitutes "a tacit acknowledgment of failure to fulfill his essential duties as guarantor of the process."
According to the complaint, ONPE's Administration Director Edward Eloy Alarcon, allegedly failed to activate direct supervision mechanisms over the GALAGA S.A.C. fleet, enabling a breach of national electoral security by allowing materials to be handed over to a third party without minimum guarantees of integrity and control.
This situation allegedly facilitated obstruction of the electoral process by the private supplier.
Likewise, the complaint stated that ONPE's Electoral Management Director Edilberto Samame Blas allegedly allowed "the technological system to suffer a systemic collapse reported at polling places, where failure to recognize codes and errors in biometric verification prevented the start of voting."
The criminal complaint includes ONPE's Electoral Organization and Regional Coordination Director, Ricardo Javier Saavedra Mavila, and Juan Charles Alvarado Pfuyo, in his capacity as legal representative of GALAGA S.A.C.
Speaking to RPP, the JNE public attorney said the institution considers that a series of irregularities occurred and must be investigated by the Prosecutor's Office to determine responsibility.
"Once the investigation is opened, a series of proceedings will be carried out, and it will be possible to determine whether other individuals may be involved in these events," he stated.