Through a statement, the Public Prosecutor’s Office asked the Ministry of Interior the “immediate capture” of the former Minister of Transport and Communications John Silva. According to the text of Public ministrythe Prosecutor’s Office requested the Supreme Court of Preparatory Investigation to “the order to prevent him from leaving the country is issued against Juan Silva Villegas” since last May 25.
In the second point, it is indicated that two days later (May 27) it was ordered that the National Police execute the video surveillance measure of Silva “through the Division of Investigation of Corruption Crimes linked to Organized Crime of the Directorate Against Corruption (Dircocor-PNP)”.
“Furthermore, given the summons issued by this office, On May 27, the accused Silva Villegas went to the National Prosecutor’s Office to give his statementthe same one that took place from ten in the morning until five in the afternoon”, reads the third section.
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The state entity also clarifies that On Thursday, June 2, the public hearing was held in which the fiscal requirement to prevent leaving the country against the former minister was discussed. and the judicial decision was pending. Along the same lines, it is clarified that this was issued after two days (June 4) by the Supreme Court of Preparatory Investigation.
“Subsequently, on Saturday, June 4, after receiving a new fiscal report that provided greater elements of conviction that strengthened the accusation against former Minister Silva Villegaspreliminary judicial detention was requested against him (for 15 days), which was protected by the Supreme Court of Preparatory Investigation that same day, “says the fifth paragraph.
Since May 27, the Police have been ordered to carry out video surveillance on Silva. Photo: Carlos Contreras/LR
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In this sense, despite the fact that the Dircocor-PNP “has been providing support in this investigation, has not been able to locate Silva Villegas for the purposes of his arrest”. Likewise, “the Supreme Court of Preparatory Investigation has been asked to order the location and capture orders.”
In the penultimate mention, The Public Ministry clarifies that it has requested a report from Dircocor on the last seven days of video surveillance on Silva Villegas. The official message ends with a request to the Ministry of the Interior and the PNP to capture former Minister Juan Silva Villegas “so that he is made available to the organs of the justice system.”
