The Campo Verde Provincial Corporate Criminal Prosecutor’s Office, using its powers, ordered the definitive filing of the complaints against the Ocho Sur group, for alleged crimes against the safety and public health of its workers, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. .
The prosecutor’s office declared it inadmissible to formalize a preparatory investigation against the company dedicated to the sustainable production of palm oil in Ucayali, as it did not find evidentiary support to support the complaints that attributed it to having violated prevention regulations and exposing its workers to risks of contagion.
The prosecutor’s office declared it inadmissible to formalize a preparatory investigation against the company dedicated to the sustainable production of palm oil in Ucayali, as it did not find evidentiary support to support the complaints that attributed it to having violated prevention regulations and exposing its workers to risks of contagion.
Likewise, he dismissed the accusation that the company had forced the alleged victims to work in full quarantine, because the oil palm company is dedicated to the agro-industrial sector, and, therefore, it was empowered by the Government to continue operating, just like all other companies in the food, health and safety sectors.
Likewise, the Campo Verde judicial authority specifies that it did not open an investigation, because the Prosecutor’s Office and the Regional Health Directorate (DIRESA Ucayali) have reliably determined that Ocho Sur has complied with the biosafety protocols.
“We are comforted that the truth is coming to light and that the prosecutor’s office and the judiciary act objectively and impartially. In recent years there is a history of false complaints that do no good to the region or its people,” said Michael Spoor, general manager of Ocho Sur.
He added that the company respects its workers and would never expose them to risks of any kind, “we respect the laws, and we do not act outside of them. “We strive to be good employers, neighbors and citizens,” he noted.
He said that since the beginning of the pandemic, the highest level protocols have been implemented for staff, including discard tests, temperature measurements, social distancing, mandatory use of masks, washing and disinfection of people and vehicles, with permanent medical personnel in their facilities. facilities.
“We are the largest employer in the Ucayali region, we have invested more than half a million soles in Covid-19 measures for the protection of our workers in 2020. As a result, the company did not have any serious cases to regret due to the pandemic in its operations,” stated the general manager.
Finally, Michael Spoor stressed that the oil palm agroindustrial company, in compliance with the provisions of the Ministry of Health, continues with the medical process to control the Covid-19 health protocol of its workers, and that “no resources will be spared in the protection of our staff,” he noted.
