The coordinator of the money laundering prosecutors, Rafael Vela Beardconsidered that the National Prosecutor’s Office should open an investigation against the President of the Republic, peter castleafter having sent reports with progress in the investigations that implicate the head of state.
In statements to RPP, the superior prosecutor explained that the most recent report they sent to the Nation’s prosecutor, Pablo Sánchez, was delivered last week. However, he assured that previous reports had been sent to his predecessor, Zoraida Ávalos, who decided to open an investigation but suspend the investigative acts until Pedro Castillo leaves office.
“It is an evaluation that the Nation’s prosecutor has to make with his deputies and his work team, but when we submit that report we have the interpretation that these are acts of criminal content that have to be investigated”he stated.
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Vela Barba, also coordinator of the Lava Jato special team, assured that there is fiscal autonomy, for which he respects the determination that Pablo Sánchez may make on this issue.
“It is a decision of the National Prosecutor. We have complied with delivering all the advances that we have obtained in the collaboration process of Mrs. Karelim López. Having reported the presumption of criminal acts, we have the interpretation that should open an investigation”asserted the superior prosecutor.
Karelim López is an effective collaborator
Rafael Vela assured that the office of prosecutor Luz Taquire, who is in charge of the case involving Karelim López, has advanced with the corroboration of the criminal acts mentioned in his testimony and pointed out that the information has been delivered to the various prosecutors. who are in charge of other cases involving people like Bruno Pacheco and the nephews of Pedro Castillo.
“(Karelim López) has provided a lot of information on many cases […] It is delivering information that the prosecution has to process with all the limitations they have. We have strengthened Dr. Taquire’s office and this has allowed her to find all the sources of information that the collaborator herself must refer to”narrowed down
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The prosecutor highlighted that Karelim López is currently an effective collaborator whose testimony is in the process of being verified, and then reiterated that there is no legal term for “effective collaboration applicant.”
“He has had to make a partial acknowledgment of the facts that were imputed to him in the money laundering prosecution. He does admit to being partially, not fully, responsible for the charges. Specifically, having received money of allegedly illicit origin from the Pasapera family.”he stated.
