Nation’s Attorney Denies Using Prosecution to Help His Sister Involved in Investigation

National Attorney Patricia Benavidez denied that her sister emma benavidez participates in the investigation “White Collar Port” and pointed out that the prosecutor Bersabet Revilla He was not and is not a member of the Special Prosecutor’s Office Group that is dealing with this case.

In a statement RPP Noticias chapter Public service indicated that although Revilla’s prosecutor had seen the investigation involving her sister, she said that the investigation was not related to the white-collar port case. In this regard, he denied that he was using his position to help his relative.

“It was erroneously and maliciously said that I was using my position as a prosecutor to help my sister. None of my sisters have a white collar investigation. Prosecution led by the prosecutor Bethsabet Revilla he was not and is not part of a special white-collar group,” he said.

On the withdrawal of prosecutor Bersabet Revilla

Concerning the dismissal of the public prosecutor Bersabet Revilla Second Provisional Supreme Prosecutor’s Office, specializing in crimes committed by public officialsThe National Attorney pointed out that this was due to a “report of poor performance.” She added that, as head of the public ministry, she must “clean up the mess” at the institution.

“The question of changing the prosecutor of Revilla arises because I clean up the houses, and this is a question of the proceedings that are ongoing on the issue of transitional supreme prosecutors (…) I repeat once again, I will never interfere in the tax file in which a relative is involved or, in this case, my sister,” he said.

Removal of the prosecutor

Appointment Conclusion Bersabet Revilla The Acting Supreme Prosecutor was officially confirmed last Tuesday, July 26, by a resolution published in the Official Gazette. Peruvian man.

The prosecutor saw the investigation against the judge emma benavidez for alleged offenses of bribery and unlawful conspiracy to commit a crime in the form of a criminal organization.

Upon learning of this decision, Bersabet Revilla resigned from the State Ministry, information that was confirmed by the head of the said institution, who said that the lawyer had submitted a resignation from the position of Deputy Chief Prosecutor and that the College of Chief Prosecutors had decided to accept her resignation.

“Ms. Revilla has submitted her resignation from her position as Deputy Prosecutor and today in Council of the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office the resignation was accepted, so much so that she wanted it to have retroactive effect until the date of July 22, but everything must be in accordance with the law and the entry into force from July 27, everything is in order and firmness and in accordance with due process, “- he said.