Confirmed return. As I had advanced The RepublicPatricia Benavides will be reinstated to the Public Ministry. Benavides Vargas has been summoned to participate in the extraordinary session of the Supreme Prosecutor’s Board To be held this August 12 at 9:00 am at the Abancay headquarters in what will be the formalization of its return to the Prosecutor’s Office. As read in the trade sent to Benavides Vargas, the session has been summoned and will be chaired by the nation’s own prosecutor, Delia Espinoza.
Benavides’ return to the Public Ministry has been a direct consequence of the decision taken by the National Board of Justice (JNJ) several months ago. At that time, the institution led by Gino Ríos annulled the sanction that originally led to its separation from the position. Among judicial movements, the JNJ remained constantly pressing different institutions so that Benavides Vargas return to Public Ministry.
In a previous conversation with this medium, Humberto AbantoBenavides’ lawyer, clarified that it was necessary to define the date and time for the return of Benavides Vargas to the autonomous body. Now, with this trade, those details are revealed.
Office sent to Patricia Benavides citing her to the Supreme Prosecutor’s Board of Prosecutors | Photo: lr.
The role of the JNJ in the replacement of Patricia Benavides
Until the first days of June, Patricia Benavides He faced two suspensions that prevented him from returning to occupy a position in the Prosecutor’s Office. At first, the JNJ raised the sanction linked to the prosecutor’s removal Luis Felipe Zapata.
Until then, Benavides Vargas He could not sing victory, because another suspension related to an alleged interference in a criminal case that involved his sister, Enma Benavides. However, this scenario did not last long: a few days after the lifting of the first sanction, the JNJ also eliminated the second and ordered the replacement of the former prosecutor in the Public Ministry.
What followed was a panorama of uncertainty, marked by the questioned return of Benavides – due to investigations against him – and the position of the prosecutor of the nation, Delia Espinozawho warned a series of irregularities in the replacement process. In the middle of the controversy, the Judiciary approved a measure requested by the Prosecutor’s Office and suspended Benavides for 24 months. However, the Supreme Court annulled this decision, raid Public Ministry.
From then on, the JNJ, through trades, urged that Benavides’ return is made as soon as possible. This insistent requirement was accompanied by political pressures from sectors such as the Congress.
