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Peru’s Interim Attorney General Presses Plan to Disband Special Prosecutor Teams

The proposal will be put before the Junta de Fiscales Supremos for evaluation.

Overview

  • Tomás Gálvez reaffirmed that the special teams were conceived for emergencies, calling them an “alternate organization” that should not be permanent.
  • He argued that existing specialized prosecutors and national coordinators make the teams redundant within the Ministerio Público’s structure.
  • Gálvez said cases such as Lava Jato would continue under the regular prosecutorial structure if the teams are dissolved.
  • He indicated that the roles of prosecutors José Domingo Pérez and Rafael Vela in emblematic cases are set to be reviewed by the top prosecutorial panel.
  • Critics warn that dismantling the units could weaken high-profile corruption investigations, while Gálvez frames the shift as reorienting resources toward violent crime and extortion.