This April 21, the Judiciary will begin the Fiscal Accusation Control against former Interior Minister Juan Carrasco Millions, within the framework of the process that is followed by alleged irregularities in his appointment during the Government of Pedro Castillo. The hearing will take place at 3.00 PM virtually and will be directed by Judge Juan Carlos Checkley.
At the hearing, a review of this fiscal accusation will be carried out with the objective of determining whether the requirements to initiate the stage of oral trial for the alleged crimes of illegal acceptance of the position and generic falsehood in the State of the State are met.
Regarding the fiscal accusation, the Second Transitory Supreme Prosecutor’s Office specialized in crimes committed by public officials requests four years in prison suspended against the head of the Mininter and its disqualification for two years and four months to exercise public positions by accusing him as an alleged perpetrator of the crimes of illegal acceptance of the position and generic falsehood in the detriment of the State.
This accusation was extended to Castillo Terrones and Guido Bellido Ugarte, former president of the Council of Ministers. On August 21, 2024, the Prosecutor’s Office, through the area of illicit enrichment and constitutional complaints, presented a Constitutional complaint against both.
According to the Prosecutor’s Officethe appointment of Carrasco million As head of the Ministry of Interior, it is illegal because, when he swore on July 29, 2021, he was still the position of specialized provincial prosecutor against the organized crime of Lambayeque, which generated a legal and constitutional impediment.
This decision was given after the complaint filed by citizens José Luis Chombo Jiménez and Rubén Eduardo Fernández Morales (president of the non -profit civil association Pro Actione) in 2021.
Juan Carrasco million requested a license two days before swearing at the Mininter
In the complaint made by Chombo Jiménez and Fernández Morales it is detailed that Juan Carrasco million He asked for a license without enjoying July 27, 2021, only two days before his appointment as Interior Minister.
It is also mentioned that the former prosecutor presented his letter of resignation before the Public Ministry on July 28, 2021, although this was accepted several weeks after his appointment on the PCM.
“Therefore, for consideration of the shareholder, Juan Manuel Carrasco MilloneS He would have sworn in the position of Minister of the Interior when he was still the provincial holder (position for which until that date the administrative act that would accept his resignation had not been issued), which is why Carrasco million would not have met the legal requirements to access said ministerial position “, reads in the fiscal resolution.
The document also quotes the fiscal career law No. 30483whose numeral 6 refers to the prohibitions of the members of this institution: “Prosecutors are prohibited from participating in politics, unionizing and declaring themselves on strike.” Similarly, it is mentioned that prosecutors cannot accept paid positions within public or private institutions except for the exercise of university teaching.
