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Benavides' sister, judge Emma
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would write that the degrees bestowed upon
Benavides by Universidad Alas Peruanas occurred despite the university not legally being authorized to award such degrees as the institution did not have specific classes dedicated towards such studies. In addition, the "Master in Civil and Commercial Law"
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was one of her top priorities during her term as attorney general. In
October 2022, she declared that President Castillo was the head of a criminal organization and called on Congress to remove him from office, though this act was described as unconstitutional due to its violation of Article 117 of
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In 2009, Benavides used her recently-obtained degrees to pursue a career in the
National Council of the Magistracy as a deputy prosecutor, though she was placed on reserve as her scores were not high enough for the position. Attorney General Gladys Echaíz would add two additional positions in 2011,
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Constitutional Court would order the suspension of investigations against Benavides by the JNJ. Following this, Congress would attempt to remove Tello from her position on the JNJ in early September 2023, approving an expedited investigation against the JNJ. The move by
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Peruvian media outlets and multiple international NGOs, all of which described the actions as a "parliamentary coup". The letter signed by the NGOs also called for the application of the
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degree did not exist in the state education system nor was it ever offered by the Universidad Alas Peruanas according to IDL-Reporteros.
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Benavides denied using her position to protect her sister. The
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