José Domingo Pérezfiscal suspended, ruled before the complaint imposed by Delia Espinoza, prosecutor of the Nation, to the head of the National Control Authority (ANC), Juan Fernández Jerífor the alleged crimes of abuse of authority and usurpation of functions.
In exclusive statements for the Republic, Pérez commented on Espinoza’s statements in the program of this ‘Bunker’ media, led by Juliana Oxenfordabout the autonomy of the ANC of Public Ministry. For him this independence is not synonymous with impunity for Fernández Jerí.
“Autonomy cannot be confused with impunity. Mr. Fernández Jerí can violate the administrative norm, which is the competence of the National Justice Boardbut it can also go against the criminal rule and that is the competence of the Prosecutor’s Office. The fact that the Lord Fernández JeríHaving autonomy does not mean that he has privilege of impunity to commit crimes, “he said.
About Fernández Jerí’s treatment against Domingo Pérez
Domingo Pérez He pointed out that the representative of the Public Ministry had prior knowledge of the action of the Chief of the ANC that hindered the work of prosecutors. In addition to mentioning that Espinoza is recognizing in the interview that Fernández Jerí committed an abuse of authority against him by denying the entrance to the headquarters of the Prosecutor’s Office.
“The prosecutor had knowledge of the actions of Fernández Jerí that hindered the work of prosecutors. You have knowledge of how the process has been for me have taken me out of office (…) the lady Prosecutor of the Nation She is the head of the Public Ministry, is the representative and she is responsible for the defense of prosecutors. She herself is recognizing that what Mr. Fernández Jerí did not allow me to enter the Prosecutor’s Office It is an abuse of authority and is just denouncing it weeks after the abuse I suffered was made public, “he said.
On the journalistic complaints against the chief of the ANC
Pérez also referred to what was mentioned by Delia Espinozawho said that journalists and media will deliver the evidence or indications to the Prosecutor’s Office to initiate investigations. He emphasized that, so far, the Public Ministry He has not taken any action after an audio was revealed where Juan Fernández Jerí and the lawyer of Popular Force They organize an alleged plot to withdraw prosecutors from the special team Lava Jato from the ‘cocktails’ case.
“The prosecutor of the Nation seems that he does not understand that the Public Ministry It acts ex officio and as an entity in charge of the persecution of the crime she cannot ask the journalist to deliver the evidence or the indications, she has to act ex officio. Since April 5, that the Republic publishes the transcription of that audio, what actions has the Prosecutor’s Office taken in relation to this fact that involves Mr. Fernández Jerí with the lawyer with the lawyer Christian Salas?”, accurate.
On its possible reincorporation to the case after 6 months of suspension.
When consulting whether the complaint would be an indication that would be reincorporated to the case as a prosecutor ending his six months of suspension, José Domingo Pérez said it would be a response to dissatisfaction within the Public Ministry by several prosecutors who have been withdrawn from cases they carried. In addition, Peréz commented that he hopes that the Prosecutor’s Office complies with the established law.
“There is dissatisfaction within the Public Ministry, I am not the only case of a prosecutor who is currently section Prosecutor of the Nation Comply with the law, you already have a criminal investigation against the Lord Fernández Jerí And he already has knowledge of the repeated behavior of the Lord. Then the law must comply with as any other prosecutor is enforceable, “he said.
About the freedom of expression of prosecutors
during the interview, Delia Espinoza He mentioned that prosecutors have total freedom of expression to declare on the process of their investigations to the media. However, Domingo Pérez denies this statement by remembering that a disciplinary investigation was opened after participating in a legal interview in a digital portal of the same nature.
“It is false, they do not allow us to declare. There is a trade in which they attract my attention for having given an interview from the legal field in a legal portal and as a consequence the ANC opens a disciplinary investigation. If the fiscal lady wants to change her criteria at this time it is as a result of the fact that there is dissatisfaction in the Public Ministry. It is false what has said that prosecutors have no impediment to declare. We from the special team during the months we have been during their management have repeatedly banned us to go to the media to testify, “he concluded.
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