Peru’s top prosecutor accuses president of leading criminal organization

Peru's top prosecutor filed a constitutional complaint Tuesday in Congress against President Pedro Castillo, accusing him of leading a criminal organization and other corruption offenses.

The complaint is based on “serious indications” that Castillo allegedly obtained economic benefits from appointing people in key positions, charged illegal percentages of money to award bids and used his presidency to benefit himself and his family, the Prosecutor's Office said on Twitter.

“We have found very serious indications of the existence of a criminal organization entrenched in the Government Palace with the purpose of taking over, controlling and directing contracting processes in order to obtain illicit profits," said Prosecutor Patricia Benavides.