The investigation into money laundering against presidential candidate Rafael López Aliaga is intensifying in the context of the well-known “Panama Papers” case. The prosecution has linked López Aliaga to offshore companies such as Acres Investments S.A. and Acres Sociedad Titulizadora S.A., which share an address with Peruval Corp. S.A., the latter having a debt of S/13 million to the Sunat. According to the accusation, the former mayor of Lima used these entities to conceal debts and illegal benefits derived from contracts with the Caja Metropolitana de Lima.
In the latest presidential debate, his involvement in this scandal was recalled, which was uncovered in 2016 when the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) revealed the connection of numerous personalities with tax havens. Documents from Mossack & Fonseca indicate that López Aliaga created the firm Latin Security Corporation Panamá to manage his stake in Perú Holding de Turismo SAA, which operates the Sanctuary Lodge Hotel in Machu Picchu. This adds to accusations of duplicating companies to evade responsibilities related to his debt in Peru.
Currently, the prosecution is expanding the investigation, and any outcome of the elections will not exempt López Aliaga from presenting his defense before the courts, as previously reported.
