Supreme Prosecutors Pedro Castillo: “The actions of the State Ministry are carried out without any interference”

Council of the Supreme Prosecutor’s Officesupreme body Public servicewas announced after President Pedro Castillo questioned via Twitter changes to the prosecution team in the White Necks of the Port case.

In a statement, the organization recalled that “The State Ministry is one of the main pillars of a democratic system in a state of law.”

“According to Article 158 of the Constitution, Public service It is a constitutionally autonomous body responsible for prosecuting criminals and protecting the rule of law,” the statement posted on social media said.

Except Council of the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office He emphasized that “all actions carried out by the public ministry are carried out within the framework of constitutional autonomy, without any political, economic or media interference.”

Castle’s Complaint

President Pedro Castillo last night criticized the changes made by the National Attorney’s Office to the group of tax investigators in the White Necks of the Port case.

Through his Twitter account, the head of state expressed regret that this team was “disbanded”, for which he notified the international community about “these serious events, about which many remain silent.”

On July 22 last year, National Attorney Patricia Benavidez concluded designation Supreme Attorney Paul Sanchez as general coordinator of the ad hoc group of prosecutors in the White Necks of the Port case, one of the most high-profile corruption cases in recent years.

The decision comes just 20 days after Attorney Sanchez was reappointed to the position, after Benavidez was elected and sworn in as the nation’s attorney on June 20.

interrogation Peter’s castle The decision of the Attorney of the Nation comes at a time when he is under investigation by the head of the State Department in five cases of alleged corrupt practices.

In addition, on Tuesday morning, the president’s lawyer, Eduardo Pachas, accused the national prosecutor of intending to go to Peter’s castle from the presidential office. “The president’s right to defense is being cut. They ambush him so that this Attorney of the Nation, Liz Patricia Benavidez Vargas, to stage a coup d’état and vote for president. This is a political issue,” he said.

Attorney of the Nation in the Palace

Benji Espinoza, President Pedro Castillo’s lawyer, announced this Wednesday that he had asked the national prosecutor’s office to interrogate the president in a case of alleged irregular promotion in the armed forces and the national police, scheduled for Thursday, August 4, at the Government Palace.

For this reason, the sources RPP News They confirmed that National Attorney Patricia Benavidez had accepted the Presidential Defense’s request and would travel to the Government Palace on Thursday morning.

In statements to RPP News, Benji Espinoza He said that Peruvian law establishes that dignitaries have the right to decide whether to attend or receive representatives of the judiciary, and that in this case, the president “decided to make a statement in the presidential office.

The lawyer pointed out that the appointment of a prosecutor in the case of obstructing the capture of fugitives from justice from the environment Peter’s castle scheduled for August 9 next year, but the place where the interrogation will take place has not yet been determined.

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