Marita Barreto: Pedro Castillo should not abuse his power to “impede the investigation”

chief prosecutor Marita Barretoheading the Special Task Force on Crimes Related to Corruption of Government, referred to President Pedro Castillo’s request for sanctions against PPP Colonel Harvey Colchado.

“This fact about Colonel Harvey Colchadomember of the Special Group for the Investigation of Crimes of Government Corruption is not the only isolated case,” he said in RPP News.

“We saw a number of events that took place, if you like, with the use of force. The president, as a high-ranking official of the state, should help clarify the facts, should contribute to the investigation, ”he said.

“Fulfilled the decision of the court”

Barreto emphasized that the colonel Harvey Colchado completed his task to support the raid ordered Power of attorneyarrest Yenifer Paredes, the president’s daughter-in-law Peter’s castle.

“An act is being investigated that took place in the president’s house, where, according to the same investigator, Yenifer Paredes also lives. This is the house she lives in, which is next to government palace”, he pointed out.

“The court order that was issued was to be able to search, seize and confiscate property related to the crime in the house where Yenifer Paredes lives. There was a court order and Equipment under the command of the prosecutor Hans Aguirre Huatuko, which is in charge of the investigation, and the police, which is the auxiliary hand, and this is also established by the Constitution, carried out the order of the court; then the fulfillment of a duty cannot be understood as an unauthorized or unlawful attitude,” the prosecutor said.

Marita Barreto reiterated that the president should provide conditions for an investigation, and believes that her complaint against Harvey Colchado “has the purpose of imposing sanctions on the colonel, removing him from Police officer and get out Special Team research work”.

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The senior prosecutor also recalled that, being Peter’s castle The supreme authority of the state must obey the Constitution and not use its power to hinder the work Public service.

“Something we need to see and notice is that President of the Republic This is the highest body of state power. The Government exercises, and this Government must obey the rules and Constitution. I couldn’t abuse power to be obstruction of an investigation”, he asserted.

“We do our job, our tasks and find these pitfalls. It is alarming, because this never happened, we have to investigate supposedly criminal organizationbut instead of helping clarify the facts,” he added. barreto.