Peru prosecutor suspended while anti-govt protests spread

FILE PHOTO: Members of a delegation from Ollantaytambo stand outside the court of justice before joining the protests against Peru's President Dina Boluarte, in Lima, Peru January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Liz Tasa/File Photo

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's justice oversight board suspended Attorney General Patricia Benavides amid an anti-corruption probe and as protesters on Thursday called on President Dina Boluarte to resign on the anniversary of her first year in office.

Prosecutors allege that over the last six months, Benavides led a team of officials who were coordinating a scheme in which lawmakers facing criminal investigations could be cleared if they agreed to appoint or dismiss certain judges.