National Attorney Patricia Benavidez Vargas officially announced the creation of Special group of prosecutors against government corruption (EFICCOP), whose goal is to organize investigations beyond the two specialized subsystems with quick results, as announced in his first speech after being sworn in.
According to the decision published in the official gazette Peruvian manthe new task force will have national jurisdiction to deal exclusively with offenses related to corruption of public officials, organized crime, drug trafficking, money laundering and related crimes committed during the exercise of power gained through popular elections or appointments.
The document, signed by the head of the public ministry, also states that the special group “has the competence to take into account the facts committed before coming to power through popular elections or appointment, by means of a report detailing the procedural or material connection.” “.
The said decision also states that the superior prosecutor-coordinator Special group of prosecutors against government corruption He must carry out, within a maximum of 5 working days, a national inventory of fiscal folders, the subject of which are facts within his competence. Once the fiscal folders for which the task force will be responsible have been identified, they must be made available through national coordinating prosecutors within 48 hours.
The preliminary investigation against President Pedro Castillo, currently being conducted by the Ministry of Public Administration, is carried out by the Attorney General’s Office in accordance with its powers under the Constitution.
Source: RPP
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