The plenary session of the National Justice Board announced the dismissal of 5 judges for committing very serious disciplinary offences.
The National Board of Justice (JNJ) dismissed 5 magistrates (3 judges and 2 prosecutors), after evaluating 38 oral reports from judges and prosecutors with open disciplinary proceedings during the month of July. Of these, Five end with dismissal sanction.
It should be remembered that in the month of May the JNJ led by Antonio de la Haza Barrantes, also removed Patricia Benavides from her position as Attorney Generalfor influencing the investigation that was being carried out against his sister, the dismissed superior judge, Enma Benavidesaccused of having acquitted defendants for drug trafficking in exchange for bribes.
These are the 3 judges dismissed by the JNJ
- Nestor Apaza Pacorifor requesting money and making other insinuations to the litigants.
- Olga Palacios Tejadafor having received 100,000 soles from a citizen in exchange for appointing him as special curator in a judicial process, granting him powers and authority to sell properties of a mutual association of the National Police.
- Juan Marcial Carrera Cutipafor not following due process when ordering the release of an individual under investigation and issuing a ruling in a habeas corpus proceeding that was in progress.
These are the 2 prosecutors dismissed by the JNJ
- Lida Huaman Grandawho allegedly failed to comply with procedural deadlines in the exercise of her duties as deputy provincial prosecutor of the Huancavelica Provincial Corporate Criminal Prosecutor’s Office.
- Jose Antonio Pagaza Guerraprovincial prosecutor of the specialized prosecutor’s office for organized crime in La Libertad, for establishing extrajudicial relations with a person investigated by his office.
According to the laws governing the judicial and fiscal careers, the offences committed by former judges are considered very serious and affect the proper administration of justice.
The plenary session of the National Board of Justice also decided that two cases of disciplinary proceedings that were reviewed in a public hearing in July be sent to the National Authority for Control of the Judiciary, so that the judges may be given a lesser sanction than dismissal. The other proceedings that included oral reports, including reconsiderations of dismissal, were pending a final decision.
