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The Deputy Minister of Human Rights and Access to Justice, Luigino Pilotto Carreño, inaugurated the new headquarters of the MEGA ALEGRA of Moyobamba (department of San Martín), highlighting that these facilities will allow greater accessibility to free legal advice and sponsorship services for the benefit of the most needy and vulnerable population in this area of the country.
Likewise, the general director of the Public Defense, Walter Martínez, noted that the importance of having a MEGA ALEGRA in Moyobamba with a new infrastructure lies in the fact that people not only deserve to receive free services, but also, it must be provided in modern environments, of first quality and by highly qualified professionals, as a sign of respect for their dignity.
In the MEGA ALEGRA of Moyobamba will be offered free attention, sponsorship and legal accompaniment, in the specialties of legal assistance (family, civil, labor, social security, administrative, among others), defense of victims (harmed by the commission of a crime) and extrajudicial conciliation.
This new headquarters also has an area for children, in order to facilitate the care of mothers. Also, with environments to house the multidisciplinary team, composed of forensic experts and social workers.
Martínez Laura said that the District Directorate of Public Defense of San Martín has 12 offices and 39 public defenders, and 43,543 attentions (26,189 consultations and 17,354 sponsorships) have been made from January 2022 to May 2023. He noted that only in the Moyobamba headquarters, in the same period, 9,041 attentions were made (5,686 consultations and 3,355 sponsorships).
It is important to mention that, through the 34 District Directorates of the Public Defender at the national level, it seeks to guarantee access to justice for individuals and promote respect for the fundamental rights of the most vulnerable.
It is worth mentioning that the Public Defender's Office has been carrying out campaigns to disseminate legal consultation and assistance services in public places, such as squares, parks, community centres, soup kitchens, mothers' clubs, glass of milk committees, youth centres and prisons, among others.
