Judicial
Patricia Benavides is suspended as supreme prosecutor
Patricia Benavides is suspended as supreme prosecutor | Source: RPP
The fate of the suspended supreme prosecutor Patricia Benavides is in the power of the supreme judge Juan Carlos Checkleywho evaluated this morning the request to be prevented from leaving the country for 36 months as part of the preliminary investigation being followed for the alleged crime of criminal organization and others to the detriment of the State.
In a virtual hearing, the magistrate analyzed the request made by Supreme Prosecutor Delia Espinoza for Patricia Benavides do not leave the country for three years, in order to ensure your permanence in the national territory while the pertinent procedures are carried out to establish the responsibilities of the case.
The person in charge of supporting the request was the prosecutor Marcial Eloy Páucar Chappawho explained the reasons for the request and considered the measure against him to be necessary and proportional. Benavides. Meanwhile, the representative of the Attorney’s Office He noted that the Public Ministry’s request was “reasonable and necessary.”
“The doctor Patricia Benavides categorically denies all accusations made against him,” he said. Christian Salas BetetaBenavides’ lawyer.
The prosecutor Páucar He mentioned within the facts the coordination that the former prosecutor Benavides would have carried out with the parliamentarian José María Balcázar in order to file complaints against him in Congress. In this regard, Salas Beteta mentioned that the witness prosecutor indicated that she did not remember, but not that they had asked her for the file.
However, later the prosecutor returned to the topic to mention that the prosecutors have recognized the communications of the advisors of the former head of the Public Ministry.
“I’m not running away from the justice system. I’m not afraid of an investigation. I’m not afraid of a judicial decision,” he said. Benavides during his intervention.
After having heard the parties, the supreme judge Juan Carlos Checkley He reported that he would notify the polling stations of the resolution, so he concluded the hearing.
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Investigation
Supreme Prosecutor Delia Espinoza investigates Patricia Benavides after having been accused by her former advisor Jaime Villanueva of leading an alleged criminal organization within the Public Ministry during the time she served as prosecutor of the Nation.
The judge estimated in her request to prevent her from leaving the country for 36 months that Patricia Benavides could receive a sentence of more than 30 years in prison due to the serious criminal acts for which she is being investigated in this case.
