The Mixed Provincial Prosecutor’s Office of Tacabamba, in Cajamarca, determined that it is not appropriate to formalize or continue with the preparatory investigation against the Republic President, Pedro Castilloand the first lady, Lilia Paredes, for the alleged crime against public faith in the form of generic falsehood.
“Accumulate the present tax file 313-2022 to the tax file No. 126-2022. Consequently, file the proceedings in the manner and form of law”is sustained in the resolution shared by RPP.
As you remember, six months ago the Public ministry launched an investigation against the head of state and his wife for the alleged plagiarism of his thesis to obtain a master’s degree from the Cesar Vallejo University (UCV). According to a journalistic complaint, the research work of the presidential couple had 54% plagiarism.
Faced with this, the president denied having incurred in the aforementioned offenses and issued a statement in which he rejected the findings of the report, which he described as “malicious.” Likewise, he declared that “the thesis work was validated with the respective educational quality standards.”
Complaint with “political overtones”
At the time, he President Pedro Castillo He maintained that the journalistic complaint for alleged plagiarism had a “political overtone” and was part of a plan that sought to destabilize the Government.
“I have not copied or awarded third-party authorship, as they irresponsibly try to make the population believe. Some media outlets insist on tarnishing my honor and undermining the legitimacy that the Peruvian people gave me in a transparent and democratic election.”he said in May of this year.
Pedro Castillo testified before the Prosecutor’s Office for alleged plagiarism
On Thursday, September 8, Castillo Terrones went to the headquarters of the Public ministry to testify before the provincial prosecutor of Cajamarca, Nury Marín Reyes, within the framework of the investigation for the alleged plagiarism of his master’s thesis, as well as for the alleged improper collection to the detriment of the State and the National Superintendence of Higher University Education ( Sunedu).
