Lanchipa closed his term with a 20% backlog and faced harsh criticism of his management

 The era of the prosecutor who served during the governments of Evo Morales, Jeanine Áñez, and Luis Arce has ended. Legal experts remind him of cases of torture, the death of Marco Aramayo, the torture of César Apaza, and the persecution of political opponents, which cast a shadow over his tenure.

Juan Lanchipa's term as Attorney General has concluded. Before leaving office, the outgoing authority gave a positive evaluation of his work, claiming he leaves behind a renewed institution with a procedural backlog of less than 20%.

However, two constitutional lawyers discredited Lanchipa's administration, alleging that he aligned with the interests of the three governments he served (Evo Morales, Jeanine Áñez, and Luis Arce) and showed no signs of independence.

In this context, they questioned him for pursuing ordinary trials against Áñez after he himself requested a trial in accordance with her role.

Criticism also arises from the permissiveness of human rights violations against tortured detainees in prisons, such as former coca leader César Apaza and Marco Aramayo, who died with 256 legal cases against him.

Lanchipa's Farewell Yesterday, Monday, was Lanchipa's last management report as Attorney General. The outgoing authority presented his six-year report in Sucre, highlighting significant procedural advancements, such as the implementation of the "Free Justice Ecosystem" and institutionalization programs that benefited 321 employees, along with the resolution of nearly a thousand criminal cases.

"During these six years, a total of 1,104,746 cases were managed, of which we closed 923,826, or 83.62% of the total workload. As of September 30, the Free Justice System registered 180,920 cases nationwide, and we have 701 prosecutors, averaging 258 cases per prosecutor," Lanchipa stated.

He added that in 2018, when he began his term with "101 prosecutor offices," and to date, there are 147 offices, covering 45% of the country's 327 municipalities.

The outgoing authority also claimed to have had an "efficient and transparent" term, citing the construction and renovation of 46 service platforms in the nine departmental prosecutor offices, the IDIF, and the Attorney General's Office, 16 Declaration Rooms, 21 Conciliation Rooms, and 23 Gesell Chambers.

Criticism Constitutional lawyer José Luis Santistevan stated that under Lanchipa, the Attorney General's Office became an operator promoting persecution and fabricated cases against political opponents, as well as cases of torture and human rights violations.

"Under Lanchipa, impunity and the most atrocious human rights violations occurred. The latest victim is César Apaza, a Yungas leader. For disagreeing with Arce, they nearly killed him, and Prosecutor Lanchipa was the promoter. Another example is Marco Aramayo, who died in prison. He was the only one accused and judicially persecuted in the Indigenous Fund case, leaving all MAS members free," Santistevan told EL DEBER.

He also recalled that Lanchipa came to the Attorney General's Office after being Director of Diremar, appointed by Evo Morales, meaning "he came from Morales' political lineage."

Constitutional lawyer Williams Bascopé Laruta criticized Lanchipa's term, claiming he "twisted" the role of the Attorney General's Office, which is supposed to represent and defend society, transforming it into the "repressive arm and legal guillotine of MAS."

"It was a disastrous term of manipulation and disinstitutionalization of the Attorney General's Office, with shameful submission to political power," Bascopé told EL DEBER.

Both jurists also cited the case of former President Jeanine Áñez, criticizing Lanchipa's decision to first request that the Legislative Assembly open a court case against her, but later, under MAS pressure, backtracked and pursued her through ordinary legal channels.

While Lanchipa claimed to have institutionalized the Attorney General's Office, Bascopé and Santistevan pointed out that the nine interim departmental prosecutors contradict the outgoing authority's claims.

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE The Attorney General's Office is an institution that represents society before the justice system and ensures respect for human rights and constitutional guarantees.

CONSTRUCTION BEGINS On his penultimate day as Attorney General, Juan Lanchipa initiated the construction of the Building for the Fight Against Violence in Chuquisaca.

ACHIEVEMENTS Lanchipa highlighted that during his term, 297,228 cases were "cleared" and through six training programs, 321 employees were institutionalized.