The former presidential candidate of Peru, Roberto Sánchez, has appeared this Thursday before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to request precautionary measures, denouncing a change in rules "in the midst of" the electoral process, after his opponent, Keiko Fujimori, won by just over 49,600 votes.
"We have submitted a petition and precautionary measure to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for the violation of articles 23, 8, 25, and 13 in connection with articles 1.1. and 2 of the American Convention on Human Rights," he reported on his social media.
The leader of Juntos por el Perú explained that the document sent to the IACHR is based on "the change of rules in the midst of the electoral process, preventing the digitalization of voting records from abroad in the second round --held on June 21--," something that, in his opinion, "violates the principle of normative intangibility (which states that there should be no changes in the midst of the electoral process)."
Likewise, he added that this modification "affects legal certainty and public trust and, above all, breaks the sovereignty of the vote, as it prevents knowing with certainty the results of the elections held outside of Peru."
Sánchez recalled in the same statement "the way in which said records were transported to Peru and the delay in their arrival" and criticized the high cost of the procedure to request the nullification of the results in the polling stations, pointing out that it amounts to 1,375 soles, a "figure much higher than a minimum wage." These elements, he maintained, "prevent access to the right to justice."
The leftist candidate had already announced his intention to go to the IACHR at the beginning of this week, warning of the "serious impact" on the normal development of the elections by the consular offices.
This Monday, Fujimori's victory has been made official, with 50.135% of the votes, compared to Sánchez, who obtained 49.865% of the votes, according to the latest bulletin from the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) after the count was finalized.
The definitive figures set Fujimori's advantage at 49,641 votes, once all the records have been counted, including those reviewed by the Special Electoral Juries (JEE).