The Peruvian prosecutor’s office announced this Thursday that it has opened a new investigation, the sixth, into the country’s president, Pedro Castillo, and his Minister of Housing for alleged corruption in the award of public works.
“The National Prosecutor’s Office decided to initiate a preliminary investigation of the President of the Republic, Pedro Castillo, and Geiner Alvarado, in his capacity as Minister of Transport and Communications, for an alleged crime against public tranquility, in the form of criminal organization,” he reported. the Public Ministry on Twitter.
“The object of the investigation”, they affirm, “is referred to the works awarded in the provinces of Chota-Cajamarca and Cajatambo-Lima”.
Chota is the province of origin of President Castillo. Cajatambo is a province located north of Lima.
This week, Yenifer Paredes, the president’s sister-in-law, the business brothers Hugo and Anggi Espino, and the mayor of Anguía (Cajamarca), José Nenil Medina, were arrested for investigation.
The prosecution accuses them of integrating a network of corruption and money laundering directed by the Peruvian president.
Last week a special team of prosecutors intervened in the municipalities of Anguía (Cajamarca) and Cajatambo to gather information on public works awarded to the Espino brothers, whom they relate to President Castillo’s sister-in-law.
Paredes turned himself in to the authorities after they raided the Government Palace and Castillo’s house in Cajamarca.
The Peruvian president accumulates another five investigations by the prosecution. Four of them for alleged criminal organization.
