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(CNN Spanish) --
The Special Team against Corruption of the Power of the Prosecutor's Office of Peru seeks to preliminarily arrest Yenifer Paredes Navarro, sister of the wife of President Pedro Castillo.
The investigators arrived at the National Palace in search of Paredes after the Eighth Investigation Court of the National Superior Court of Specialized Criminal Justice ordered "the immediate location and capture" of Paredes and three businessmen, according to the document that CNN had access.
The team of prosecutors and a special team of the Police were present at the Government Palace at the end of the afternoon of this Tuesday, but until the night they had not located her, according to sources close to the Prosecutor's Office.
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Castillo introduced Paredes as his daughter during the presidential campaign, since he and his wife raised her from a young age.
The court order establishes that once Paredes is located, she remains detained for 10 days.
Paredes is being preliminarily investigated for an alleged crime against the public administration in the form of influence peddling to the detriment of the State.
Weeks ago, the president's sister-in-law appeared before the Congress of the Republic in response to a summons and denied the accusations against her.
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CNN is trying to determine if Paredes has legal representation.
It has also contacted the Presidency of Peru.
The first lady, Lilia Paredes, gave her statement to the Prosecutor's Office on July 8 in the framework of the investigations carried out for alleged influence peddling against her sister.
This Special Team Against the Corruption of Power was created by the Prosecutor's Office to investigate the officials of the Castillo government and their closest circle.
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