Prosecutor of the Nation: “We are seeing a constant obstruction of the investigation”

State Attorney Patricia Benavidez confirmed that the executive branch intends to avoid an investigation into the president. Peter’s castlein connection with the disappearance of CCTV footage from the Palace of Government on the day of the failed arrest of Yenifer Paredes, the president’s daughter-in-law.

In addition, she stated that attacks against her, such as accusing her of plagiarizing her doctoral dissertation or monitoring her home with a drone, would be motivated by the goal of obstructing justice.

“We see the problem of constantly obstructing investigations, and we see this with these attacks that they carry out on the figure Attorney of the Nation obstruct the investigation and obstruct,” he said Benavidez in a newspaper interview Trom.

“My job as a prosecutor is to investigate. We prosecutors, when we investigate, especially criminal organizations, we are the target of attacks, as was done in this case,” he said.

Benavidez She stated that the “planned attacks” and “lies” against her were due to the fact that “the prosecutor’s office is moving forward” in its investigations.

Although he noted that he is not afraid to do his job as Fiscaladmitted that he was worried about the safety of his family, as “they are constantly photographing” even his underage children as part of an alleged set-up against him.

“We are neither left nor right”

When asked presidential castle contributes to obstruction of justice, mentioned that the president has exercised his right to remain silent. “This is a question of his defense, which uses the right to silence, that is, does not say anything within the framework of the investigation.” said.

“We have facts in which we collect evidence, elements of persuasion,” he commented on alleged evidence pointing to Peter’s castle as the leader of an alleged criminal organization.

“There are five folders in the office of the Attorney General of the Nation (investigation of Peter’s castle) that we are involved in, we collect the necessary steps, documentation to confirm the facts, because we are investigating the facts. Based on this, we will determine whether it will move to the next stage,” he explained.

Benavidez confirmed that the state ministry is only doing its job of prosecuting criminals in response to government allegations that the prosecutor’s office is part of a political campaign to find a job for Pedro Castillo.

“We are doing our job and I would like to […] let it be clear that public service we investigate all kinds of people when there are signs of a crime […] our main function is purely legal, we are neither right nor left. Our role is to investigate who falls,” he said.

Will Juan Silva take advantage of effective cooperation?

Owner public service it was revealed that there is an “approach” on the part of fugitive former transport minister Juan Silva with the intention of “clarifying the issue of (effective) cooperation”.

“We are waiting for this and if he does not surrender voluntarily, I assume that at any moment he will be captured,” he said.