He Public Ministry Look for the suspension of Luis Arce Córdovainvestigated for alleged illicit enrichment. After the rejection of a first request by the Judiciary, the Prosecutor’s Office presented an appeal before the Supreme Court. The audience will take place on Monday, August 18, starting at 9:00 in the morning and, if accepted in the terms raised by the Public MinistryIt would mean that Arce Córdova cannot be reincorporated as a supreme prosecutor for 36 months.
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Last May, the judge Juan Carlos Checkley dismissed the request submitted by the Prosecutor’s Office Within the framework of the investigation against Arce Córdova for alleged Illicit enrichment. Between 2009 and 2019, an official expert opinion determined that the magistrate registered a heritage imbalance exceeding S/1.3 million, mainly concentrated between 2013 and 2019. In March 2024, the Supreme Prosecutor Alcides Chinchay He accused him with his brothers for this crime, requesting six years and eight months in prison for Luis and Neltón Arce, and 13 years for Wilder Arce.
Arce Córdova got him Second Constitutional Court of Lima He admitted an amparo action in his favor against the National Board of Justice (JNJ), which, in theory, would allow him to return to his position. The constitutional judge Jorge Ramírez Niño de Guzmán It annulled the dismissal imposed in 2022 at the conclusion that the process followed violated fundamental rights of the plaintiff.
Despite this, his return was “in the air”, after the own Jnj He will not officially schedule. In addition, at this time, Arce Córdova He cannot return to the Prosecutor’s Office, because there are no vacancies available. His case is similar to that of Patricia Benavides, where the Supreme Court said it could not be suspended.
Arce Córdova was dismissed after sending a letter to the president of the National Jury of Elections (JNE) in which he renounced to continue as a member of the agency, in the middle of the second electoral round of 2021. The Jnj He described this behavior as a very serious offense, considering that he attempted against the stability of the electoral system and democratic institutionality.
Who is Luis Arce Córdova?
Luis Carlos Arce Córdova He is a career lawyer and magistrate, formed in institutions such as the INCA GARCILASO DE LA VEGA UNIVERSITY and the National University of San Marcos. Throughout his career, he has held positions as a judge in Lima and Ucayali, president of the Superior Court of Ucayali and Supreme Prosecutor. He was also a representative of the Public Ministry before the JNE.
The Prosecutor’s Office He opened inquiries for different crimes. In addition to his accusation for alleged illicit enrichment, Arce Córdova It has been investigated for influence peddling and bribery. It was requested to lift his immunity in April 2022 to formally incorporate it into the investigations, but the congress holds its case.
