World Business Legal Markets Breakingviews Technology Investigations August 3, 20221:56 PM GMT+1Last Updated 20 hours ago Peru PM resigns as investigations target President Castillo Reuters 1 minute read Peru‘s lawmakers launch new impeachment attempt as President Pedro Castillo seeks Cabinet confirmation, in Lima Peru‘s Prime Minister Anibal Torres arrives at Congress to seek a confirmation vote, on the same day as lawmakers introduced an impeachment motion to try to oust President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru March 8, 2022. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda – Advertisement – LIMA, Aug 3 (Reuters) â” Peruvian Prime Minister Anibal Torres suddenly resigned on Wednesday morning, amid widening criminal probes centered on President Pedro Castillo, who has grown increasingly isolated after one year in office.
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Torres said on Twitter his resignation was due to “personal reasons.” A lawyer, Torres was seen as one of Castilloâs most loyal allies.
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Castillo has overseen unprecedented turnover in senior government posts during his administration. He will now have to name his fifth Prime Minister since taking office last July, a move that often comes with other government reshuffle
He is also the target of five criminal investigations, including two that are probing whether he is part of a “criminal organization.” read more
Peruvian Presidents can be investigated while in office, but cannot be charged
Castillo came to power last year with a Marxist-Leninist party, spooking investors, but has since taken a pragmatic moderate turn, keeping the key economy ministry in the hands of a technocrat
He has yet to address the resignation or say when he will name a replacement
Reporting by Marco Aquino; Writing by Gabriel Araujo; Editing by Andrew Heavens and Chizu Nomiyama – Advertisement –
