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Peru: National Justice Board suspends Attorney General for six months

Photo: National Justice Board of Peru

09:46 | Lima, Dec. 7.

The National Justice Board (JNJ) has unanimously resolved to suspend Attorney General Patricia Benavides for a period of six months.

On Wednesday night, the JNJ reported that the provisional suspension of the Attorney General was decided within the framework of constitutional duties.

"The National Justice Board (JNJ) decided unanimously, supported by a duly reasoned resolution, to order the provisional suspension for six months of Mrs. Liz Patricia Benavides Vargas as Supreme Prosecutor of the Public Ministry and, consequently, from the position of Attorney General," reads a statement.

The precautionary measure of preventive suspension is issued as part of the immediate disciplinary proceedings initiated against Benavides Vargas, with the purpose of ensuring proper development, preventing obstruction, and ensuring the effectiveness of the final resolution.

The JNJ indicated that it acts in strict compliance with the Constitution, its organic law, and its regulations on disciplinary procedures, guaranteeing due process, as well as safeguarding the defense of the person under investigation and the public interest.

On November 28, the autonomous constitutional body decided to open an immediate disciplinary procedure against the Attorney General for acts related to an investigation by the Special Team of Prosecutors against Corruption of Power and the National Police, which accuses her of being the alleged leader of an alleged criminal organization.

#Comunicado ?? | La @JNJPeru comunica la suspensión provisional de la fiscal de la Nación. pic.twitter.com/wxrfF3aN5f
— Junta Nacional de Justicia (@JNJPeru) December 7, 2023

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Published: 12/7/2023

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