Walter Chacón

Walter Segundo Gaspar Chacón Málaga (born 23 June 1944) is a Peruvian Fujimorist politician and a former army general.

He studied at the Military School of Chorrillos, graduating on 1 January 1966 as Sub-Lieutenant of Engineering, member of the promotion "Centennial of the Combat of 2 May 1866".

He was appointed Minister of the Interior on 28 July 2000, a job he held until 28 October that year, when he was replaced by Fernando Dianderas.

[2] On 19 January 2001 the Anti-Corruption Criminal Prosecutor's Office criminally denounced General Walter Chacón, his wife and children for having found evidence of the alleged commission of the crimes of corruption of officials, against the administration of justice (cover-up), embezzlement and illicit enrichment to the detriment of the State, perpetrated during the period of time in which Chacón had held the post of General Commander of the Army.

[citation needed] In June 2012, the criminal proceedings against the former minister for the misuse of State resources in favor of Alberto Fujimori's re-election campaign were declared prescribed.