The Permanent Chamber of the Supreme Court confirmed the resolution issued by Judge Juan Carlos Checkley last June 2024 that allows prosecutors Jose Domingo Perez and Rafael Vela defend themselves in the investigations being carried out against them for the alleged crime of specific passive bribery to the detriment of the State, according to RPP.
Both prosecutors were pointed out by Jaime Villanueva—former advisor to former National Prosecutor Patricia Benavides—who said that there were alleged irregularities in the judicial processes of the cases. Odebrecht, Lava Jato and Cocktailsthe latter involves Keiko Fujimori.
After Villanueva mentioned these alleged irregularities, the Public Ministry decided to initiate a preliminary investigation against the members of the Prosecutor’s Office. In the case of Vela Barba, it is ascertained whether he had supposedly remained in the coordination of the Special Team for the case. Odebrecht and Lava Jato in exchange for alleged offers in his position.
On the other hand, in the case of prosecutor Domingo Pérezthe investigation against him is related to journalistic information about an alleged proposal to take charge of the Cócteles case that involves the leader of Popular Force, Keiko Fujimoriso that he does not lose a bonus as an anti-corruption prosecutor.
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In that sense, the supreme court considered that there are not sufficient grounds in the appeals filed by the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office in charge of the Pérez and Vela case, in which the annulment of Judge Checkley Soria’s decision was requested due to insufficient justification and the lack of arguments.
Likewise, the same Supreme Court declared “unfounded” the appeal he presented Jose Domingo Perezin which he sought to revoke the end of Judge Juan Carlos Checkley’s resolution in which the request to annul the statements of Jaime Villanueva before the Public Ministry on May 10, 20 and 24 of last year.
Keiko Fujimori: PJ granted appeal filed by José Domingo Pérez in the Cócteles case
In relation to the case Cocktailslast January 20th Third National Criminal Courtaccepted the appeal presented by prosecutor José Domingo Pérez with suspensive effect in said judicial process; that is, the trial that is being followed against the leader of Fuerza Popular, Keiko Fujimoriis detained on January 13 until the Judiciary resolves the tax request.
According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, if a hearing is not resumed within a period of eight business days, all previous procedural acts are considered null, which prevents the continuation of the trial and requires the process to be restarted from the beginning. Therefore, even if Pérez manages to win the appeal, the trial would have to be repeated from scratch.
