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Court Orders Delia Espinoza Reinstated as Peru’s Attorney General After JNJ Suspension

The provisional order halts the disciplinary sanction and requires execution within five days.

Overview

  • Peru’s Ninth Constitutional Court granted a precautionary measure that restores Delia Espinoza to the post and provisionally suspends the six‑month sanction imposed by the National Board of Justice (JNJ).
  • The ruling revives accords of the Junta de Fiscales Supremos designating Espinoza and pauses the related disciplinary proceeding while the underlying amparo is resolved.
  • JNJ president Gino Ríos said the board will comply with the order within the five‑day window and file an appeal, noting that the appeal carries no suspensive effect.
  • Espinoza said she will “reorder the house” on returning, signaling reversals of interim personnel moves and criticizing changes at the prosecutors’ registry office (OREF).
  • The Lima Bar Association publicly backed the court’s decision as a defense of due process, while critical outlets questioned the ruling’s legitimacy, reflecting sharply divided reactions.