A 2022 law means Peru cannot remove its own police chief, so the government seeks to change it. Learn about Law 31570 and the Peru police chief's term.
Peru · POLITICS
Key Facts
—Law Law 31570 sets a two-year term for the commander general of the Peruvian National Police.
—Removal Only for death, voluntary retirement, incapacity, serious misconduct, a final sentence or a crime in flagrante
—Origin The law was approved by the previous Congress during Pedro Castillo’s government and enacted by insistence.
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