Lawyer Pedro Castillo demands that the country’s prosecutor appear at the Government Palace for questioning.

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 confirmed that Attorney General Patricia Benavidez had accepted the Presidential Defense’s request and would travel to the Government Palace on Thursday morning.

In statements to RPP, Benji Espinozaa said that Peruvian law states 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.

last saturday Spinoza told the press that the head of state had been summoned prosecutor’s office to testify in cases of alleged illegitimate promotions in the PPP and the military, and alleged obstruction of the capture of fugitives Juan Silva and Fray Vasquez.

“There are two dates. The first declaration is scheduled for August 4 and the second, for the case of concealment, August 9. Both in the morning,” he said.

The lawyer then said that it remains to be determined whether the Attorney of the Nation, Patricia Benavidez, went to the government palace or whether the president showed up at the public ministry’s headquarters.

new investigations

Recall that during this month the National Prosecutor’s Office decided to initiate new preliminary investigative actions against the President of the Republic. On July 14, it involved the president in an investigation into the alleged promotions of officers of the Armed Forces and the National Police, attributing to him leadership of a suspected criminal organization who interfered in this wrong process.

Similarly, on July 21, Patricia Benavidez decided to initiate preliminary investigation for 60 days for the alleged crime of personal concealment to the detriment of the state, upon departure Mariano Gonzalez Ministry of the Interior (Mr.minter).

Despite these new tax investigations, Benji Espinoza argued that the defense position “Stays the same” regarding the suitability of the procedure.

“To the President of the Republic he cannot be subjected to investigation during the entire term of his office, except for the high treason case, which is not under the jurisdiction of the public ministry,” he said.