Following the joint complaint by Alianza Lima, Universitario and Cienciano, the public prosecutor’s office has ordered an investigation to be launched against Juan Varillas Solano.
The prosecution decided to open an investigation against the judge Juan Varillas Solano, which was prosecuted by Alianza Lima, Universitario and Cienciano for alleged irregularities to grant an interim measure regarding the broadcasting rights of Liga 1 2023 in favor of the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF). The procedure also includes Juan Merino BustamanteLawyer in charge of the file.
In their joint complaint, the three clubs argued with a “rapid and unusual handling of file no. 23494-2022, after having automatically granted an express precautionary measure” in order to allegedly favor the president of the FPF, Agustín Lozano, in the controversy which the of board he chairs with some of the teams participating in the Peruvian Championship for television rights.
With the precautionary measure, the FPF has been able to suspend the effects of contracts signed between some teams and the Consorcio Fútbol Perú (GolPerú). He then requested an amendment to the document, which was also accepted by the judiciary within a few days.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office ordered that “an investigation be opened at the Public Prosecutor’s Office against Juan Gustavo Varillas Solano and Juan Merino Bustamante for allegedly committing crimes against public administration, in the modalities of specific passive bribery, passive bribery of legal assistants, specific active bribery and influence activities to the detriment of the state”.
As part of the preliminary investigation, the public prosecutor’s office has asked the legal representatives of Alianza Lima, Universitario and Media Networks (appellants) to submit their statements virtually by Wednesday 8 February from 9:00 a.m. A day later they will do the same. Agustín Lozano and the defendants (Varillas and Merino) at the same time and with the same modality.
Judge who granted precautionary measures in connection with the “white collars”.
According to a report by the Investigative Unit of the Republic, Judge Juan Augusto Varillas Solano is involved in the “Los Cuellos Blancos del Puerto” case as a result of a telephone conversation with former Chief Justice César Hinostroza Pariachi, who had informed him that he had offered to help him in his promotion to the support magistracy.
What changes have been made to the precautionary measure?
Although eight clubs (Alianza, Universitario, Melgar, Cienciano, Municipal, Boys, Cusco FC and Binacional) threatened not to appear at the start of the tournament unless the precautionary measure was lifted, the FPF only asked for the text of the same to be clarified. .
The paper said that the contracts signed by clubs Universitario, Boys, Municipal and Mannucci with GolPerú before the agreement with 1190 Sports would be respected, which was not specifically mentioned before the change.