The National Prosecutor, Patricia Benavidezactivated the Monitoring and Alert Center of the Public Ministry, through which the actions carried out by prosecutors throughout the country will be monitored in real time, both in the prevention and in the prosecution of electoral crimes that occur in the development of the Regional and Municipal Elections 2022.
The head of the institution explained that, through the Monitoring and Alert Center, a compilation and analysis of the information that will arrive from all the fiscal districts will be carried out and periodic reports on election day will be issued.
It should be noted that the consolidation of this information is the responsibility of the Public Ministry’s Crime Observatory.
“In this way, adequate information can be provided to citizens, avoiding misinformation that, in some cases, causes anxiety in certain places”he pointed out.
He indicated that more than 5,000 prosecutors will be deployed nationwide, who are in a state of permanent alert to prevent the commission of electoral crimes, as well as identify actions or omissions that affect the electoral process and imply the violation of criminal regulations. valid.
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Additionally, it is coordinating with the National Police (PNP), the Armed Forces, electoral bodies and other entities involved, corresponding to the verification of compliance with their legal powers and competencies and on the respective security measures.
If an incident is recorded that obstructs, disturbs or threatens the normal development of the electoral process and that implies the commission of criminal offenses contemplated in the Penal Code or in the Organic Law of Elections, the Public Ministry will act quickly and firmly, he stressed.
