In an extraordinary session, the
Board of Supreme Prosecutors unanimously elected Patricia Benavides as the new Attorney General of Peru.
On June 14, Patricia Benavides and Juan Carlos Villena were sworn in as members of the Board of Supreme Prosecutors before the National Board of Justice (JNJ).
During the process of election of new supreme prosecutors, carried out by the JNJ, the newly elected Attorney General secured the first place in the order of merits.
The Board of Supreme Prosecutors is the highest-ranking governing body within the Public Ministry and is in charge of electing the new Attorney General in Peru.
Benavides replaces Pablo Sanchez, who has led the
Public Ministry —on an interim basis— since the term in office of Zoraida Avalos was over.
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Published: 6/20/2022