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Constitutional Court Rejects Boluarte Bid, Caps Prosecutor’s Demands at Two

The court acted de oficio to refine its July ruling to balance prosecutorial reach with the presidency’s continuity.

Overview

  • The tribunal declared Dina Boluarte’s clarification request inadmissible for lack of standing, treating her as a third party with an interest rather than a principal litigant.
  • The court clarified fundamento 136 to allow no more than two summonses for a sitting president to give testimony in a fiscal investigation.
  • It extended the cap to two opportunities for requesting information or documents, specifying limits apply to occasions, not the number of items requested.
  • The decision reiterates that only urgent, necessary and unpostponable actions may proceed against a president and must respect the dignity of the office.
  • Constitutionalist Natale Amprimo lauded the move as coherent, noting that only the Executive and the Ministerio Público can seek clarifications and that the limits help prevent repetitive measures.