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Peru: Attorney General files constitutional complaint against President

Photo: Public Ministry

Photo: Public Ministry

18:53 | Lima, Oct. 11.

Attorney General Patricia Benavides on Tuesday filed a constitutional complaint against the President of the Republic Pedro Castillo by means of a document submitted to Congress this afternoon.

Via its official Twitter account, the Public Ministry reported that the constitutional complaint is for the alleged crimes of (being part of a) criminal organization, influence peddling, and collusion.

It also involves ex-Ministers Juan Silva Villegas and Geiner Alvarado.

The complaint was delivered at 4:47 p.m. (local time) at Parliament's reception desk. 

"I file a constitutional complaint against Jose Pedro Castillo Terrones in his capacity as President of the Republic as the alleged perpetrator of crimes against public tranquility in the modality of aggravated criminal organization," reads the document submitted to the Legislative Branch.

The Public Ministry is an autonomous body of the Peruvian State.


Congress of the Republic

Parliament's Senior Official Jose Cevasco has reported that the constitutional complaint against the top official was forwarded to the Subcommittee on Constitutional Accusations.

"This accusation has been forwarded to the Subcommittee on Constitutional Accusations for its qualification in accordance with Article 89 b of Congress' regulations," he said in a statement.

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Published: 10/11/2022