{"id":3697,"date":"2017-09-07T12:32:18","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T16:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orihuelalegal.com\/whistleblowing-in-peru-lexology\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T18:15:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T22:15:43","slug":"whistleblowing-in-peru-lexology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orihuelalegal.com\/es\/whistleblowing-in-peru-lexology\/","title":{"rendered":"Whistleblowing in Peru &#8211; Lexology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3697\" class=\"elementor elementor-3697 elementor-1142 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf0459dc e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div o-page \" data-id=\"cf0459dc\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"cf0459dc\">\n    <header class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62e14753 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-header o-header \" data-id=\"62e14753\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"62e14753\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e19becea e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div o-header-bar \" data-id=\"e19becea\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"e19becea\">\n    \t\t\t<a href=\"\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-image-link-base e-default-a\" data-interaction-id=\"1a6e07e6\"\n\t><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-default-img o-logo\" id=\"3171\" src=\"https:\/\/orihuelalegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orihuela-attorneys-1.png\" width=\"378\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orihuelalegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orihuela-attorneys-1.png 378w, https:\/\/orihuelalegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orihuela-attorneys-1-300x79.png 300w\" alt=\"Orihuela Attorneys\"\/>\t<\/a>\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb123d93 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-nav o-nav \" data-id=\"eb123d93\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"eb123d93\">\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"o-nav-link e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"4d1ea611\"><a href=\"\/home\/about\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-paragraph-link-base e-default-a\">\n\t\tOur Firm\n\t<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"o-nav-link e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"37d1ddff\"><a href=\"\/home\/our-team\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-paragraph-link-base e-default-a\">\n\t\tOur Team\n\t<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"o-nav-link e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"2999890a\"><a href=\"\/expertise\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-paragraph-link-base e-default-a\">\n\t\tPractice Areas\n\t<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"o-nav-link e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"7f1657dd\"><a href=\"\/board-governance\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-paragraph-link-base e-default-a\">\n\t\tBoard &amp; 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This is the section related to Whistleblowing.\n\n<strong><u>Whistleblowing and self-reporting<\/u><\/strong>\n\n<em>Whistleblowing<\/em>\n\n<strong>Are whistleblowers protected in your jurisdiction?<\/strong>\n\nNo, no specific legislation protects whistleblowers.\n\n<em>Self-reporting<\/em>\n\n<strong>Is it common for leniency to be shown to organisations that self-report and\/or cooperate with authorities? If so, what process must be followed?<\/strong>\n\nLaw 30424 (April 21 2016) and Legislative Decree 1352 (January 6 2017) approved imposing administrative liability on entities for the crimes of transnational active bribery and active bribery of domestic public officials or servants provided for in the Criminal Code, respectively, effective as of January 1 2018. 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