In the midst of controversies, the request of the prosecutor of the Nation was rejected, Delia Espinozato resume Patricia Benavides as representative of National Jury of Elections. This decision is given after seven hours of an extraordinary session of the Board of Supreme Prosecutors, in which there was a vote that was left with 5 votes against and one in favor, that of the Prosecutor of the Nation.
Sources of the Republic indicate that it is most likely that Juan Carlos Villena or Tomás Gálvez Pass one of the Supreme Anti -Corruption and Benavides prosecutors and Benavides occupy one of the offices they have. There is talk of a Truque with Gálvez, with which Benavides would go to the Supreme Family Prosecutor’s Office.
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The questioned return of Benavides Vargas as Supreme Prosecutor, occurs after the Judiciary decided to leave the 24 months of suspension ordered against him and after the order of the National Board of Justice (JNJ) who requested his return as a supreme prosecutor.
Patricia Benavides’ lawyer said that his appointment to JNE would be unconstitutional
In statements for this newspaper, his lawyer Juan Peña indicated that his sponsor cannot be appointed as the Prosecutor’s Office in the National Jury of Elections because the 2026 general elections have already been convened by President Dina Boluarte.
“That depends on the prosecutor of the Nation (Delia Espinoza). As presidential elections have already been summoned, another prosecutor cannot be appointed in another position. All people who would dare to do it would be incurred in constitutional infraction,” he said.
Also, Peña said that today, Tuesday, August 12, it should be decided to which office will be designated Benavides; However, he avoided responding to a possible press conference by making known the future of his sponsor.
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The key role of the JNJ in the return of Patricia Benavides to the Prosecutor’s Office
At the beginning of June of this year, Patricia Benavides was facing two suspensions that prevented her from resuming her position in the Prosecutor’s Office. First, the National Board of Justice (JNJ) annulled the sanction for the dismissal of prosecutor Luis Felipe Zapata. However, Benavides was still suspended by an alleged interference in a case that involved his sister, Enma Benavides. A few days after the first sanction was lifted, the JNJ also annulled the second, ordering its reinstatement in the Public Ministry.
Despite this ruling, his return was surrounded by questions due to the investigations against him and the opposition of the Board of Supreme Prosecutors, including the prosecutor of the Nation, Delia Espinoza, who indicated irregularities in the reinstatement process. In the midst of the controversy, the Judiciary approved the suspension of Benavides for 24 months, although the Supreme Court revoked this decision, finally allowing its return to the Public Ministry.
