The Plenary of the National Justice Board (JNJ) imposed a second dismissal of the former prosecutor of the Nation, Patricia Benavides VargasHowever, he acquitted his sister, the former superior judge of Lima, Enma Benavides At the end of the second disciplinary procedure initiated against both.
The Board considered that its responsibility has been proven in very serious offenses due to the improper cessation of the prosecutor Luis Felipe Zapata Gonzales. “The seventh article, approved by a majority, details that the removal of Zapata Gonzales lacked due motivation and incurred labor coercion, violating fundamental principles of public function, such as ethics, probity and respect for due process,” he said The Jnj
The press release adds that the ordinary disciplinary procedure, initiated the January 24, 2024by the previous Plenary of the National Board of Justice, it included the collection of documentary evidence, testimonies and legal analysis that confirmed the responsibility of the former prosecutor of the Nation. “If the JNJ did not pronounced this Friday, January 23, the Case would have expired and could not have imposed any sanction.
It is acquitted from the main positions
On the other hand, Patricia Benavides Vargas became acquitted for her performance as a prosecutor of the Nation in the investigation of prosecutor Aurora Fatima Castillo for Sánchez Paredes Case and the cessation of the former prosecutor Víctor Manual Cubas Villanueva of the position of technical secretary of the Technical Office of Implementation of the new Criminal Procedure Code.
In addition, he is acquitted by majority of the positions of having made irregular changes in the formation of prosecutors that make up the special team for the case “The white necks of the port”.
Judge Enma Benavides is acquitted
Enma Benavides, former superior judge of Lima
In another article of the resolution, the acquittal, by majority, of ENMA ROSAURA BENAVIDES VARGAS in his action as Superior Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Lima by not proving his disciplinary responsibility.
“The current plenary of the National Justice Board complied with resolving the process before the expiration of the investigation, set on January 24, in addition to guaranteeing independence, objectivity and impartiality in its resolutions,” the institution concluded.
Patricia Benavides and Ema Benavides have a first dismissal imposed by the previous Plenary of the National Board of Justice, against which they have presented amparo resources with the objective that the Constitutional Court annuls those sanctions.
