Tomas Galvez ordered to withdraw official vehicles assigned to Delia Espinozasuspended prosecutor of the Nation. The decision contradicts the favorable report of the General Legal Advice Office of the Public Ministrywhich recommended maintaining the use of the units for reasons of protection and personal safety given the level of risk that the National Police had determined for the magistrate.
The legal document established that the request for Espinoza It had to be accepted because his situation constituted an “exceptional circumstance.” In addition, he recalled that the Attorney General’s Office is obliged by rule to provide logistical and vehicular support to authorities that have police protection. Despite this, Galvez He ignored the technical recommendation and ordered the removal of institutional assets.
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The report also referred to a resolution of the National Police of Peruwhich ordered the restoration of Espinoza’s security service at level III-D, considering that his life and integrity were at high risk due to decisions adopted when he held the position of prosecutor of the Nation. The legal analysis even warned that the Public Ministry had to guarantee his displacement while the precautionary measure ordering his reinstatement in office is carried out.
Despite knowing this background, the prosecutor Tomas Galvez resolved to withdraw official vehicles and assigned drivers, contrary to the internal legal framework of the Public Ministry. The measure has been interpreted as an act of hostility towards Delia Espinozawho maintains a judicial process to recover his position. The withdrawal of the vehicle security occurs in a context in which the capital is under a state of emergency due to the increase in citizen insecurity.
