The prosecutor interrogates President Castillo for four hours for "leading a criminal organization"

• Pedro Castillo asks for a life sentence for himself if it is shown that he is corrupt

• Peru Cover the crisis with a Constituent Assembly

The presidential ordeal of Pedro Castillo has lived a new chapter this Friday in

with his statement before the Prosecutor's Office, after being singled out for a new corruption when he has not yet served a year at the head of the country.

The teacher from

walked the few meters that separate

's palace from the headquarters of

finally forced to go since the

did not intervene in time after the protection of rights that his lawyers requested.

"I have nothing to do with irregular acts or corruption. I am an honest man and I will always defend my innocence and honor. Keeping my word, I have come to clarify and collaborate with justice," the president stressed.

The

's Office previously highlighted that it was the first time that a president at the head of the country was

entrenched in the estates of the State."

The interrogation before the attorney general,

lasted for four hours, with the intention of discovering his connection with crimes of

in the cases against parliamentarians from the

known as

and against

former head of

The former minister, a fugitive from Justice, is wanted by the

after accusations of receiving bribes to award contracts.

"I will always show my face and will be available to the justice system for whatever is necessary. Despite the obstacles, lies and accusations, I ask Peruvians to trust that all the objectives set by the People's

will become a reality" , finished the president.

confirmed to the press ,

revealing that the president denied his participation in criminal organizations.

The ongoing investigation directly affects Castillo because among those named are also

and his

the controversial

During a search of his office, prosecutors

The prosecutors have the statements as a protected witness of the businesswoman

whom the Peruvian media discovered as a visitor to the parallel residence set up by Castillo.

On the other hand, Castillo's defenders argue that the president elected on the list of the Marxist

party suffers discriminatory treatment compared to his predecessors, since no investigation was opened in the middle of his mandate.

However, both

and

and

were dismissed by

Already as

or remain in it, such as the dictator

while Ollanta Humala is being tried for receiving money from the construction

and the Bolivarian government of

for his electoral campaigns.

Another former president,

is awaiting extradition from the

to Peru.

The Social Democrat

for his part, decided to take his own life before being imprisoned.

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