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Peru’s Justice Board Defies Court, Keeps Delia Espinoza Suspended as Top Prosecutor

Her legal team will ask the issuing judge to enforce the reinstatement order.

Overview

  • The National Board of Justice declined to reinstate Delia Espinoza despite a Lima constitutional court order directing her return to the post.
  • Espinoza condemned the decision as illegal and accused the board of acting as judge and party in disciplinary proceedings against her.
  • She asserted that only six board members advanced the case after magistrate Francisco Távara was removed through what she calls an improper inhibition.
  • Espinoza alleged that Congress is shielding the board by shelving her complaints while accelerating cases to disqualify her as retaliation.
  • Her attorney, Luciano López, said they will petition the Ninth Constitutional Court judge who issued the order to compel compliance.