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2 clusters · 8 sources · 17 days · First seen · Last updated

Peruvian security and justice leadership changes

Overview

Peru has undergone leadership changes within its security and justice institutions. In early September 2026, Abraham Alejandro Lescano Salazar, a retired Air Force Colonel, was appointed president of the National Penitentiary Institute (INPE) to manage an emergency regime and oversee the transition toward the National Superintendency of Internment and Resocialization (SUNIR).

Later in the month, General Ricardo Espinoza Cuestas was named the new head of the Criminal Investigation Directorate (Dirincri) of the National Police. This appointment was part of a broader reorganization of 23 general officers, with Espinoza Cuestas succeeding Víctor Revoredo Farfán, who moved to the Directorate of International Affairs.

Entities

Policía Nacional del Perú · Victor Revoredo Farfan · SUNIR · Instituto Nacional Penitenciario · Ricardo Espinoza Cuestas

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 7 sources
    Ricardo Espinoza Cuestas named new head of Peru's Dirincri

    General Ricardo Espinoza Cuestas has been named the new head of Peru's Criminal Investigation Directorate (Dirincri), replacing Víctor Revoredo Farfán in a major police reorganization.

  2. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Abraham Lescano appointed head of Peru's INPE

    Abraham Lescano Salazar has been appointed president of Peru's National Penitentiary Institute (INPE) to manage security and overcrowding during a transition toward the new SUNIR agency.

Sources

agendapais.com · canaln.pe · caretas.pe · dsn.pe · gestion.pe · guik.pe · lahora.pe · primicias.com.do