Executive extends active extradition of Spaniard for money laundering

The Executive Branch, with the approving vote of the Council of Ministers, granted the request for the extension of active extradition of the Spanish citizen Juan Antonio Aranda Torrijos, submitted to the Kingdom of Spain so that he may be prosecuted in the Republic of Peru for the alleged commission of the crime of money laundering. The decision was formalized in Supreme Resolution No. 182-2026-JUS, from Lima, September 10, 2026, published in the Legal Norms section of the official newspaper El Peruano on Friday, September 11, 2026.

The resolution was signed by the President of the Republic, Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi, and countersigned by the Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Ernesto Julio Álvarez Miranda, and by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alfonso Carlos Espá y Garcés-Alvear.

Legal Framework and Background

The request for extension was formulated by the First National Transitional Liquidating Superior Criminal Chamber of the National Superior Court of Specialized Criminal Justice, and declared admissible through a Consultative Resolution of June 26, 2026, by the Permanent Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Republic.

The process is based on Article 37 of the Political Constitution of Peru, which provides that extradition is only granted by the Executive Branch, following a report from the Supreme Court, in compliance with the law and treaties. The Official Commission for Extraditions and Transfer of Convicted Persons, through Report No. 126-2026/COE-TPC dated August 24, 2026, proposed granting the request.

The Imputed Crime

The Spanish citizen is claimed for the alleged commission of the crime of money laundering, provided for in Articles 1 and 2 of Law No. 27765, in accordance with Legislative Decree No. 986. The extension of the active extradition will allow Aranda Torrijos to be prosecuted in Peru for this offense.

The procedure is governed by the Extradition Treaty between the Republic of Peru and the Kingdom of Spain, signed on June 28, 1989, and in effect since January 31, 1994, with its amendment in effect since July 9, 2011. For matters not provided for by the treaty, the Peruvian Criminal Procedure Code and Supreme Decree No. 015-2025-JUS, which regulates the actions of authorities in extradition and transfer procedures for convicted persons, are applied.

Scope of the Decision

The resolution, adopted in exercise of the power conferred in numeral 8) of Article 118 of the Constitution, authorizes the extension of active extradition so that the claimed individual may be prosecuted in Peruvian territory. This measure is added to other extradition rulings published in the same edition of the bulletin, such as Supreme Resolution No. 183-2026-JUS, which grants passive extradition via simplified procedure for a Dominican citizen to the Argentine Republic.

Relevance of the case

The decision reinforces Peru’s international judicial cooperation regarding financial crimes and organized crime. By expanding the active extradition of a foreign citizen for money laundering, the Peruvian State reaffirms its commitment to the prosecution of illicit acts with high economic impact and to the fulfillment of bilateral extradition treaties, within a context of increasing attention to the prosecution of crimes against assets and the financial system.

Source: El Peruano, edition No. of Friday, September 11, 2026, Legal Norms section, page 29 (official reference: Supreme Resolution No. 182-2026-JUS).