The decision of the acting prosecutor of the Nation, Tomas Galvezto carry out a series of appointments and removals within the Public Ministry It occurs in the midst of an institutional crisis marked by the disqualification of Delia Espinoza and internal disputes over control of sensitive areas. The changes reach high-impact research, especially those linked to White Collars and Lava Jatowhich has raised questions about the management of the institution.
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Gálvez concluded the appointment of the senior prosecutor Elizabeth Peralta —currently investigated and with effective imprisonment for the ‘Chibolín’ case— and removed the prosecutor Germán Juárez Atoche of the Lava Jato Special Team, and then appointed him as provisional senior prosecutor. These decisions redefine the map of power within the Public Ministry and reconfigure who will be in charge of some of the most relevant cases in the justice system.
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In addition, Gálvez removed the prosecutor Juan Paul Ramos Navarrowho was in charge of part of the case White Collarsin which Gálvez himself appears under investigation. In his place he placed the senior prosecutor Iván Melgar Cáceresa magistrate with a history of communications with former members of the deactivated National Council of the Judiciary (CNM) and actors linked to this network.
The resolutions issued by the Attorney General’s Office seek to justify the changes as “service needs,” but they occur in a climate of public distrust regarding Tomás Gálvez’s leadership of the institution.
Prosecutor Germán Juárez Atoche is removed from the Lava Jato case and promoted to senior prosecutor
The prosecutor Germán Juárez Atochekey figure in the case Lava Jatowas removed from the Special Team investigating alleged acts of corruption linked to Odebrecht. Gálvez’s resolution concludes his previous appointment and separates him from investigations that he led with exclusive dedication for years.
After his departure from the team, Juárez is appointed provisional senior prosecutor of the Lima Central Fiscal Districtassuming functions in the Third National Superior Prosecutor’s Office Specialized in Money Laundering Crimes. The movement implies a functional promotion, although it separates him from the group that knows the causes of greatest impact in terms of political corruption.
With it, Germán Juárez Atoche leaves the Special Team Lava Jato and begins to occupy the position of provisional supreme prosecutor. The measure implies an internal restructuring in the Public Ministry that modifies the integration of the team in charge of the investigations of the Odebrecht case.
Ramos Navarro and Melgar Cáceres: the turn in Cuellos Blancos
The prosecutor Juan Paul Ramos Navarrowho was in charge of part of the case White Collars of the Portwas removed from his position and sent to an appeals prosecutor’s office in Sullana. Ramos investigated, among others, the Tomas Galvezidentified for alleged links with this criminal network.
The senior prosecutor was appointed to replace him. Iván Vladimir Melgar Cácereswho will now be responsible for the investigation that reaches Gálvez. Melgar records telephone communications in 2017 with the then president of the National Council of the Judiciary (CNM), Guido Águila, and with the former prosecutor of the Nation Pedro Chávarry, involved in the Cuellos Blancos case. From now on, Melgar will be in charge of the case in which he is involved. Tomas Galvez.
Elizabeth Peralta: her departure from the Prosecutor’s Office after a prison request
The senior prosecutor Elizabeth Peral Santur was removed from the Third National Superior Prosecutor’s Office Specialized in Money Laundering through a resolution signed by Tomas Galvez. His departure was formalized after the Judiciary ordered effective imprisonment in the process he faces for alleged influence peddling.
Peral is also under disciplinary investigation by the National Control Authority of the Public Ministrywhich led to his preventive removal from office. The legal situation of the prosecutor makes it impossible to exercise her functions and keeps any administrative act related to her position on hold.
His withdrawal allowed the re-entry of Germán Juárez Atoche to one of the senior money laundering prosecutors linked to the team Lava Jato. Peralta’s case continues in judicial proceedings, and the decisions made regarding his situation remain under public observation due to the impact on the internal structure of the institution.
Other prosecutors affected by the internal reorganization
The resolutions signed by Tomas Galvez They also reach provincial and higher prosecutors who are not directly linked to the cases Lava Jato either White Collars. Among them is Sandra Vanessa Tamara Ramirezwho was appointed as provisional provincial deputy prosecutor in the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office against Organized Crime of Callao, an office she joined after accepting the resignation of Patricia Del Pino Bellina in Lima Centro.
Another movement includes the deputy provincial prosecutor Victor Raúl Pareja Guerreroprovisionally assigned to the 2nd Office of the Ventanilla Corporate Prosecutor’s Office. His appointment responds to the need to cover operational positions in offices with a high procedural load, in accordance with the provisions of the administrative resolutions published by the Public Ministry.
The Attorney General’s Office ordered the continuity of administrative procedures to complete the reassignment of personnel, which involves prosecutors such as Jorge Antonio Cuadros Gods —designated in Piura— and Johnny Cesar Tejada Ramirezincorporated into the Ayacucho Anti-Drug Prosecutor’s Office. These changes are part of the set of internal rotations applied during Gálvez’s management, according to the provisions visible in the institutional record.
