Peru Police Send Report 284 on Keiko Fujimori Threat
PERU · SECURITY
Key Facts
- —The country Peru is an Andean nation of about 34 million people and one of the world’s largest copper producers. Keiko Fujimori, founder of the conservative Fuerza Popular party, has been president since 28 July 2026.
- —Why it matters Peru lived through the Maoist Shining Path insurgency of the 1980s and 1990s. This case went to the police counter-terrorism directorate, not ordinary detectives.
- —Why now On Monday 5 October the Interior Ministry said police had sent prosecutors report No. 284-2026 on a recorded online meeting of activists from southern Peru.
- —What happened In a Zoom recording from early September, ex-Senate candidate Emiliano Oré Rojas asks if people would congratulate them “if we eliminate Keiko Fujimori”.
- —What it means for you Nothing changes for visitors or investors. No plot has been confirmed, and the ministry says it is still checking whether the video is genuine.
- —Still open Whether prosecutors open a formal criminal case, who else took part, and whether police find any coordination that goes beyond words.
Peru’s police counter-terrorism unit has sent prosecutors a report on the Keiko Fujimori threat case, a Zoom call about killing the president. The Interior Ministry announced the step on Monday 5 October, a day after regional and municipal elections.
For US investors and visitors, Peru remains a free-trade partner and major copper supplier, and no plot has been confirmed. The ministry said the inquiry would continue “with objectivity, professionalism and strict respect for due process”.
What the Ministry Announced
The statement came from the Interior Ministry, which oversees the National Police. It was posted on the ministry’s X account and carried by the state news agency Andina and the official gazette El Peruano.
The case sits with the police Counter-Terrorism Directorate, known by its Spanish acronym Dircote. A special intelligence group working within it captured Shining Path leader Abimael Guzmán in 1992.
According to the ministry, Dircote opened an inquiry as soon as the video circulated. It is working to establish the real identity of the participants and to verify that the material is authentic and intact.
Investigators also want to determine the context of the remarks. They will check whether there was any coordination or concerted action linked to them.
The findings so far went to the Public Ministry, Peru’s prosecution service, in report No. 284-2026-DIRCOTE-PNP/DIVOEC-DEPOTC. Prosecutors will now decide what action falls within their powers.
President Fujimori responded on Monday, as reported by the radio station Exitosa and the broadcaster América TV. “I am not afraid, nor will I back down,” she said.
“If they think comments like that will make me back down, they are wrong,” she added. She tied her stance to her drive for order and security.
What the Recording Contains
The Lima daily Perú21 first published the material at the end of September. It comes from a Zoom session of a meeting of activists from Peru’s southern regions, held in Arequipa in early September.
In it, Oré Rojas asks: “Do you think that if we eliminate Keiko Fujimori, the people will not congratulate us?” He adds that he would happily spend 500 years in prison for having “cleaned Peru of a disgrace”.
He goes on: “That does not mean we are terrorists; it means we are patriots.” He also says friends on the coast, in the highlands and in the jungle ask “why we let ourselves be killed”.
A participant who gave her name as Sabina then said the first target should be Vladimiro Montesinos. He was intelligence chief under Alberto Fujimori, the president’s father, and was later jailed for corruption.
Who Is Behind the Meeting
Oré Rojas ran for the Senate in April for Cooperación Popular, a populist party whose 2026 presidential candidate was former congressman Yonhy Lescano. Perú21, as cited by Infobae, says his résumé filed with the National Elections Jury lists two criminal convictions.
According to that report, they were for endangering public safety and unlawful seizure of property, plus a separate defamation conviction. The filing has not been independently confirmed, and no one has been charged in the current inquiry.
The meeting was organised by Jesús Paredes Zegarra, who presents himself as head of an anti-corruption front in Moquegua. An invitation video circulated on WhatsApp rejected “US and Israeli interference” in Peru.
Lawmakers across the spectrum demanded action last week. Senator Fernando Rospigliosi, a former president of Congress from Fujimori’s conservative Fuerza Popular, urged police and prosecutors to move quickly.
Deputy Edwin Espinoza asked Attorney General Tomás Gálvez to open an investigation on his own initiative. Espinoza sits for the Partido del Buen Gobierno, a centre-left party whose 2026 presidential candidate was former defence minister Jorge Nieto. He argued that political differences never justify threats against anyone’s life.
Why Peru Treats Words Seriously
Peru’s memory of political violence is long. The Shining Path insurgency killed officials, police officers and villagers across the country for two decades.
That history explains why the Keiko Fujimori threat case landed with a specialist unit. It does not mean a plot exists, and the ministry itself speaks only of “presumed” violent expressions.
There is no public evidence of weapons, money or a plan. The first task on Dircote’s list is to confirm that the video is genuine and to place the words in context.
The process is also following the normal route: police gather evidence, then independent prosecutors decide whether a crime was committed. The first reactions are covered in Peru Probes Recording of Talk of Killing Fujimori.
Security already dominates the new government’s agenda, as set out in Peru Decree Powers Cut to Security and El Niño. Monday’s step adds a political dimension to that debate.
What It Means for You
Nothing in Monday’s announcement changes conditions for travellers or investors. The case concerns words spoken in a closed online meeting, and police are still checking whether the video is genuine.
For US investors, the signal to watch is political stability. Peru has had a free-trade agreement with the United States since 2009, and its new government has put security at the top of its agenda.
Visitors should follow the US State Department’s travel advisory for Peru and local news. Protests in the southern regions have blocked roads in past years.
What Is Not Known
Prosecutors have not said whether they will open a formal criminal investigation. No arrests or charges were announced on Monday.
It is unclear how many people took part in the session and which of them police have identified. Whether remarks in a closed online meeting amount to a crime is for prosecutors and courts to decide.
No public response from Oré Rojas to Monday’s statement had been reported by Monday afternoon. It is also unclear whether the organiser, Jesús Paredes Zegarra, has been questioned.
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What did Peru’s Interior Ministry announce on 5 October?
It said the police Counter-Terrorism Directorate had opened an inquiry into a video with presumed violent remarks about President Keiko Fujimori. Its findings went to prosecutors in report No. 284-2026.
Who is Emiliano Oré Rojas?
A left-wing activist who ran for the Senate in April for Cooperación Popular. In a recorded Zoom meeting he asked whether people would congratulate them for eliminating the president.
Is there a confirmed plot against President Keiko Fujimori?
No. In the Keiko Fujimori threat case, the ministry speaks of presumed violent expressions and is still verifying the video. No arrests or charges had been announced by Monday 5 October.
Sources: Interior Ministry statement of 5 October 2026 via Agencia Andina and El Peruano; Infobae (citing Perú21), 5 October 2026; El Comercio, 5 October 2026; HTV Perú, 2 October 2026; ATV, 1 October 2026; Exitosa, 5 October 2026.
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