The President of the Republic, Pedro Castillo, went this Thursday morning to the headquarters of the Ministry of Public Administration to appear before National Prosecutor Patricia Benavidez, who called him to testify about his alleged interference in the promotion process of police officers. National Police.
leader Together with his lawyers Eduardo Pachas and Benji Espinoza, he went from the Government Palace to the prosecutor’s office on Abancay Avenue. Accompanied by a strong police contingent, the president and members of his defense team left the palace around 8:30 am. The prosecutor’s office made an appointment for 9 am.
Posted on my Twitter account Peter’s castle indicated that he asked his lawyers to accompany him to the prosecutor’s office, despite the fact that on the eve of Benji Espinoza, his most public defender, insisted that the president not visit the headquarters of the public ministry in the midst of a controversy with the nation’s prosecutor Patricia Bevanides, who put forward this demand after she turned down a request to be present at the Government Palace for interrogation of the head of state.
“I support my defense lawyers (Benji Espinosa and Eduardo Pachas) that I have the right to testify at the Government Palace, however I asked them to accompany me to prosecution defend your innocence and always cooperate with justice,” he tweeted. Lock.
The head of state entered the headquarters Public serviceon Abancay Avenue in the center of Lima, at 8:48 am this Thursday and left around 10 am, about an hour after the start of the trial. The presidential delegation returned to the Government Palace, where I am making press statements.
Pedro Castillo did not answer questions
In a press statement, the lawyer Benji Espinoza found that the President Peter’s castle He cited his constitutional right to refrain from answering prosecutors’ questions at an appointment this Thursday at Defense Ministry headquarters. He pointed out that the President only replied “common law” and in a voluntary statement denied the charges against him and maintained his innocence.
“Then he indicated that later, when he was called, he would testify, but for now he would use his constitutional, legal and conventional right to remain silent,” he said.
Espinoza confirmed that “within the dynamics of the investigation” fiscal investigations are carried out every day in the five cases brought against Castillo, and that for this reason “it is better that the President respond to all (and not only) part of it; so it will be later, when all the information is collected, the president will give all the relevant explanations.”
Pedro Castillo’s agglomerated entrance to the headquarters of the Public Ministry. | Font: PTR
After joining Peter’s castle to the headquarters of the nation’s prosecutor’s office, the public ministry confirmed the start of a thorough reception of applications from the president.
Prosecutors reject Pedro Castillo’s request
the day before, Public service rejected a motion by the defense of President Pedro Castillo that the procedure for accepting an application in case of promotion in the armed forces be carried out in government palace.
Via Document prosecution clarified that the request for the protection of the President is based on Article 167 of the Criminal Code. Code of Criminal Procedure, which provides that a high-ranking dignitary will announce of his choice at home or in his office. However, they clarified that this prerogative applies only to witnesses, and the head of state is under investigation and has the condition of appearing at the prosecutor’s office.
“There is no place for what was indicated in the investigation. Jose Pedro Castillo Terronec, about the fact that his investigative action, which should be carried out on August 4 this year, was done in the Office of the President,” they pointed out.
two quotes
Last Saturday, Benji Espinoza told the press that head of state was quoted 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 statement is scheduled for August 4, and the second, in the case of concealment, for August 9. Both in the morning,” he said.
Source: RPP
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