Council of High Prosecutors of Central Lima rejects political interference and supports national prosecutor

Council of High Prosecutors tax district Lima Center In a statement, he rejected any “political interference of any kind” in the investigations and showed his support for the leadership of the current Attorney of the Nation, Patricia Benavides-Vargas.

In their statement, they indicated that the Public Ministry, “established state constitution and our organic lawis an autonomous body whose main functions are the protection of the rule of law, the rights of citizens and public interests.

They added that prosecution ensures the independence of jurisdictional bodies and the conformity of their actions as prosecutors with current and current rules Political constitution of Peru.

“We reject any political interference or interference of any kind in the functions that prosecutors exercise on behalf of the institution; we also support the steps taken by Ms. Attorney of the Nation”, reads a statement posted on their official networks.

On the other hand, they stated that the actions of prosecutors of all instances “are aimed at solving the crime and searching for the truth.”

They support the nation’s attorney

This afternoon, Senior Attorney Jorge Chavez CotrinaCoordinator of the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime, told RPP Noticias about the President’s attacks Peter’s castle In response to your inquiries in Public service.

In this regard, he pointed out that prosecutors were accustomed to this type of reaction; at the same time, he recalled that the investigations are not focused on people, but on alleged illegal actions.

“No one likes to be investigated (…) We are used to this, and we, as prosecutors, know that there are investigations that will entail this kind of attack not only from those under investigation, but also from third parties, and in this case it is excessive an attack on the nation’s attorney and on the entire system,” he said.

“The population must understand that prosecutors act objectively. We are not prosecuting a person, we are investigating actions, facts that may be of criminal significance, and the investigation is precisely aimed at determining whether these actions have criminal significance or not,” he said. added.

Finally, Chavez supported the work of the national prosecutor, Patricia Benavidez, who recently claimed to have been the victim of attacks and threats against her and her family in response to her work and investigations. In addition, he warned that there is a risk to the lives of other prosecutors investigating political power.

“We not only support him, but we are together with him as a single block, because we must protect the privileges Public service. We must uphold that the public ministry should be respected, as established by the Constitution, because our work is objective and we enjoy independence,” he said.