He former Anti-Corruption Prosecutor, Antonio Maldonado, was pronounced after the government of President Dina Boluarte decided not to observe the proposal that modifies the Law Against Organized Crime. This proposal has been critical since the beginning of its presentation due to the benefit that the accused could obtain, which could harm the investigations carried out by the Public ministry.
In conversation with La República, Maldonado He described as “terrible news” the fact that the head of state has decided not to observe the aforementioned norm, which was criticized by different social sectors and recognized jurists. He also mentioned that Dina Boluarte has given up his leadership in the fight against corruption.
He said that the president has “embraced” the impunity schemes, referring to the norm that she proposes to prescribe crimes against humanity, known as the ‘Amnesty Law’, validating the actions of the present Congress and that they cause harm to citizens.
“Yes, it is terrible news. The president, abdicating her constitutional duties and giving up her leadership in the fight against corruption (and in the case of the law that attacks the principle of imprescriptibility of crimes against humanity), is failing to ensure the enjoyment and exercise of human rights, embracing the schemes of impunity that Congress encourages to the detriment of the entire nation,” he said.
Congress and Government act outside the law, says Antonio Maldonado
The former attorney general said that upon learning of these facts, the members of the National Parliament and the members of the Government led by Dina Boluarte is “outside the law” by promoting initiatives that could have unfavorable consequences for the general public.
“All of which confirms that Congress and the government act and are outside the law (in a broad sense, including national legislation, criminal policy to combat organized crime and international legislation, in this case, the Palermo Convention against organized crime),” he said.
Dina Boluarte’s government shows no concern for citizens, says prosecutor Jorge Chávez Cotrina.
The titular senior prosecutor and National Coordinator of the Specialized Prosecutor’s Offices against Organized Crime, Jorge Chavez Cotrina, spoke with La República regarding that the government led by the president Dina Boluarte did not observe the law that modifies the fight against organized crimea proposal that was approved by the National Parliament a few weeks ago.
The representative of the Public ministry He indicated that they will wait for the official publication of the referred law to know the concrete results. He stressed that since the announcement of modifying the norm that allowed fighting against different criminal groups, different sectors have shown their concern. However, he indicated that the management of Boluarte Zegarra He is not concerned that this law is harmful to citizens.
“Let it be published in the El Peruano newspaper to see the concrete results, in the meantime we have to be patient. We have said it until we are tired, not only the one who speaks, but also many lawyers and other entities, including businessmen, who have expressed their concern about this law. It seems that the Government is not interested in the concerns of the citizens,” he said in conversation with this newspaper.
