El velatorio que nació muerto: 7.5 millones de la Policía Nacional camino a la demolición

In the Comas district, a project that promised to honor deceased police officers has become a symbol of waste and corruption. The Santa Luzmila police funeral home, inaugurated in December 2023 with eight rooms, a chapel, and parking, never hosted a single funeral service, despite a multimillion-dollar investment of more than 7.5 million soles from the PNP's Funeral Support Fund (Fonafun). According to a Panorama report, the infrastructure has structural flaws from its foundations and has been described by experts as being at "high risk of collapse." Upturned benches, cracked floors, and even an image of the Virgin Mary covered in a black bag reflect the abandonment of a project that was supposed to serve as a memorial space, but is now considered a "white elephant" by residents and former police officers. The scandal worsened with allegations from Jorge Hernández Fernández, alias "El Español," who claimed that part of the budget went to bribes to high-ranking police officers, even mentioning then-Commander General Raúl Alfaro. Colonel Rafael Sánchez Charcape, under whose administration the project was promoted, denied these accusations, although the Prosecutor's Office remains open. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE FACILITY? Despite the fact that the mayor of Comas, Ulises Villegas, confirmed that the funeral home has a license to operate, the National Police remains closed. Thus, the project that was supposed to pay tribute to the fallen officers remains an example of the mismanagement of public resources and the lack of oversight in projects funded by the police force. Go to http://ptv.pe/454166 for more information Broadcast on Panamericana Televisión's Panorama program on September 21, 2025 More information about Peru and the world at panamericana.pe