The National Prosecutor Patricia Benavidesannounced this afternoon the measures that were agreed upon in the meeting he held with the coordinators of the specialized prosecutors’ offices and special teams of the Public ministry.
Benavides He denied that the prosecutor’s offices have been weakened Human rights (DD.HH). In that sense, she announced that, for the first time in thirty years, These prosecutors will be independent from the terrorism prosecutors.. That, “due to the need to apply the human rights approach to specialized investigations into serious human rights violations and the victim approach“said the prosecutor.
He also announced the creation of a new Human Rights Superior Prosecutorinstitution that will be in charge of Marena Mendoza“who has extensive management experience in the tax system and will be in charge of national coordination.”
Consequence of the protests
The head of the Public Ministry also reported that Fist It will have a specialized Human Rights Prosecutor’s Office that will take charge of the “alleged serious violations of Human Rights that have occurred in said region.”. He also announced that there are 254 investigations that include 16 tax files related to the 49 people who died during the demonstrations.
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The Prosecutor of the Nation assured that there are premises of the Public Ministry that have been vandalized during the protests.
“There are infrastructure problems due to 30 premises damaged in the riots in the fiscal districts of Puno, Apurímac, Huancavelica and Arequipa. They have reported a total of 10 burning premises“, made it known.
In this sense, Benavides pointed out that “the right to peaceful protest does not include acts of violence that affect public or private property, nor the commission of other crimes”
“We do not criminalize the protest, but we have to carry out the investigation with respect to the principle of legality that orders us to investigate all kinds of crimes, whoever falls.”, he assured.
the cantuta
The National Prosecutor reported that the remains of the victims of La Cantutawhich are located in England, will be brought to Peru so that the corresponding examinations can be carried out and delivered to the next of kin of the victims.
Patricia Benavides ended her speech by pointing out that the Prosecutor’s Office is investigating officials investigated for corruption, rebellion and violation of human rights. She pointed out that prosecutors act “with the law in hand, with order, firmness and speed”.
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