The fiscal suspended José Domingo Pérezdenounced before the National Board of Justice (JNJ) to Juan Fernández Jeríhead of the National Control Authority (ANC) of the Public Ministry for the alleged crime of specific passive bribery after alleged irregularities that compromise the integrity and neutrality of the public function.
In exclusive statements for the Republic, Domingo Pérez He commented that he filed a complaint made on April 22 as a prosecutor and citizen.
“Yesterday I have presented myself at the premises of the National Board of Justice in my quality, not only as a titular prosecutor specialized in corruption crimes of officials preventively section of the position, but also as a citizen. In that order I have presented myself under the protection of the Organic Law of the National Board of Justice to submit a disciplinary administrative complaint against Juan Antonio Fernández Jerí,” he said.
Within that framework, he said that it is not the only complaint that has been filed against Fernández Jerí before the Jnj. “We must not forget that before the National Justice Board There are several disciplinary investigations that are being carried out against said person, “he said.
Regarding the sanction against him, he evidenced that it occurred after the revelation of an audio where Fernández Jerí and Christian Salaslawyer of Popular Forcemade by the Republic on April 5. The alleged plot orchestrated by Fernández and Salas managed to realize, since shortly after the publication was set out from his prosecutor’s office.
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“What I have presented is that as a consequence of that dissemination of that audio is that that request from the lawyer of Popular Force. Because I am departed immediately after the Republic publishes the transcription of this audio, that is, on April 7. It is in that sense that what is being informed of the Board through this complaint is the Contubernio, the Treative, all these acts that the Head of the National Control Authority of the Control of the Control Public Ministrywith the lawyer of the party of Popular Force“, said.
After this decision, Domingo Pérez cannot continue with the processes against the party Popular Forcehis leader Keiko Fujimori and others involved in the process.
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On the role of the Prosecutor of the Nation, Delia Espinoza, in the case
When consulted by a possible impunity by the Prosecutor’s Office, Pérez commented that the prosecutor of the Nation, Delia Espinozahas an investigation related to the linkage of Fernández Jerí in the separation of the prosecutor Rafael Velawho is mentioned in the audio as one of the prosecutors to whom he would have to take off the case with Marita Barreto and Pérez himself.
Pérez points out that Espinoza must take measures to avoid reiteration of the actions of Juan Fernández Jerí. “It is an investigation that has several axes, in which the Prosecutor’s Office He could and should take measures to avoid the repetition of Mr. Fernández Jerí’s behavior, “he said.
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The fiscal suspended added that the Prosecutor of the Nation has indicated that Fernández Jerí It does not have a condition of aggorated so they do not request any precautionary measure that affects prosecutors who follow investigations of national interest.
“Here I would like to add that in a recent decision of the Prosecutor of the Nation He pointed out that Mr. Fernández Jerí does not have the condition of aggorado, that is, he has no prerogative so that they cannot request some precautionary measure to prevent him from affecting prosecutors who have been knowing quite emblematic investigations and national interest, “he said.
He denounces Fernández Jerí could expand the suspension of Domingo Pérez
On the other hand, he pointed out that he does not see any type of will to reconsiderate the arbitrary decision against him for the extension of the suspension for 3 more months of the prosecutor Marita Barretowho has that condition since October 2024.
“If we add to this the pronouncements issued by said National Control Authority, pointing out support, or the officials of said area indicating support to the head of said authority, and also attending to the Lord Juan Fernández Jerí Approves these regulations that do not allow an adequate defense or guarantee of prosecutors who are currently being investigated, it is clear to me that there is a fairly adverse and harmful situation for prosecutors, “he said.
In addition, the magistrate said that the changes in the regulation made by the ANCit makes prosecutors do not have mechanisms to defend themselves, becoming an instrument of immediate separation of the cases they carry.
“This means that prosecutors have lost a guarantee that is important to investigate cases of high crime, that is, the stability and permanence in office, that this is a fundamental guarantee that establishes the political constitution of the State and the fiscal career law, that is, that prosecutors are not afraid of reprisals for their work, for investigating and accusing against characters that may have political or economic or other power and that they can seek to affect the work of the prosecutors.”
