He Ibero-American Group of the International Union of Judges expressed his “great concern” about the disqualification imposed by the Congress of the Republic to the Attorney General, Delia Espinozalast December 3rd.
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Through a statement titled “in defense of the autonomy and independence of the Public Ministry of Peru”, the president of the institution, Adriana Orocurejected Parliament’s sanction against Espinoza and questioned whether this measure was applied based on “a false accusation.”
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“This attack threatens the autonomy of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, an institution that is a guarantee of respect for human rights and freedom and, therefore, weakening the Democratic Rule of Law,” he said.
Along the same lines, the international entity recalled that the actions of Congress were carried out despite the fact that on November 27, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers denounce the serious attacks against the independence of the Attorney General.
“Attacking Prosecutor Delia Espinoza through disciplinary procedures, suspensions, threats to her security by withdrawing part of her bodyguard and motions for disqualification in Congress, solely for carrying out her role as Supreme Prosecutor and Attorney General of the Nation of the Peruvian judicial system, represents a direct threat to the integrity and impartiality of judicial procedures.
in the country,” he recalled the rapporteur’s sayings.
Along the same lines, the Iberoamericana Group reminded Parliament that, in accordance with article 158 of the Political Constitution, the Public Ministry and the National Prosecutor’s Office enjoy autonomy. In addition, he stressed that any disciplinary investigation of a public official must be carried out “under international standards of stability in the function, due process and in the absence of strictly political criteria that distort the purposes of an investigation.”
“We express rejection of any act of corruption”
Likewise, the Ibero-American Group sent a message to Congress and expressed its total rejection “of any act of corruption” after the disqualification against Espinoza Valenzuela.
“We express rejection of any act of corruption and especially those that instrumentalize investigations and the Justice System to obtain personal or group advantages, which only contribute to forming a negative image of the system and delegitimize it in the eyes of public opinion,” he highlighted.
“The Ibero-American group of the UIM urges all Peruvian authorities to, in their respective actions, respect the principle of separation and balance of powers, in addition to the necessary autonomy of constitutional bodies,” he said.
