Cuellos Blancos case: National Council of Justice dismisses former judges Walter Rios and Ana Buanchi

Plenary session National Council of Justice (JNJ) unanimously dismissed Walter Benigno Ríos Montalvo as Chief Justice Callaoalready Ana Buanchifor her work as supernumerary judge Fourth Civil Court of the Superior Court of Callao, to ensure the recruitment of personnel motivated by particular interests.

Fellow José Ávila Herrera pointed out that the contracts “were not motivated by public or institutional purposes and were not intended to guarantee or promote the proper administration of justice; rather, these actions were motivated by private interests outside the judicial institution, which constituted.

“The fact that the person under investigation made a decision to allocate a position and refused this decision because it did not correspond to the intention of the subject outside the said court (…) puts private interests above public ones. purposes,” Avila said.

In this sense, Walter Rios And Ana Buanchi incurred as a result of a very serious offense under article 48, paragraph 13, Judicial careerreason why President Imelda Tumialan and titular members Aldo Vasquez, Jose Avila, Ines Tello, Antonio de la Hasa And William Thornberry they were given a dismissal order.

Layoffs against Walter Rios

In the case of Walter Rios, this is his third dismissal by the JNJ, as he was punished with the same measure in July 2021 as a result of a disciplinary procedure that found him responsible for making agreements to achieve judge ratification. Ricardo Chang.

In September 2022, Walter Rios was fired for interfering with the process of appointing magistrates, illegal appointment of a supernumerary judge, improper promotion of employees Supreme Court of Callao, among other allegations.

“The application of the dismissal sanction is fully consistent with the constitutional goal of protecting the effective administration of justice, for which it is important to ensure that judicial officials are competent, honest professionals and have an undeniable track record,” he said. Jose Avila Herrera.

This took into account the transcript of the dialogues held by Rios with employees, which mentions recommendations for hiring staff, among others, the former judge, also dismissed, Cesar Inostroza.