A corruption scandal in Peru checks justice

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The President of the Supreme Court of Peru, Duberlí Rodríguez, yesterday presented his "irrevocable resignation" to the charge, in the middle of the scandal of audios of judges negotiating sentences, according to the highest court.

A few minutes before Rodriguez, the president of the National Council of the Judiciary (CNM) resigned, axis of the scandal, with two other members of this collegial organ in charge of appointing the Peruvian judges and prosecutors

"Given the institutional crisis that runs through the judiciary, I submit my irrevocable resignation to the position, "said Rodriguez in his resignation letter, published in the Twitter account of the judiciary.

Rodríguez resigned after pressure from his own colleagues at the Supreme Court, who asked him to leave so that another person is in charge of the reorganization of the judicial system, although he does not is mentioned in none of the audios broadcast until here on the traffic of influence and the sale of sen Tencias

The jurist s' was dismissed the next day after having declared in emergency for 90 days the judicial power , which implies a reorganization of the administrative organs, the Specialized System in Corruption Offenses and the Directorate General, among others

Orlando Velasquez, who had only three days at the head of the National Council of the Judiciary, also resigned. "The resignation is irrevocable, it is up to us to withdraw from dignity," he said at a press conference. The decision includes two other councilors and paves the way for Congress to remove the seven council members and new office names on Friday. (AFP)