this head of peru peter’s castle has made it possible constitutional complaint against him Presented to Congress by National Prosecutor Patricia Benavides. different types of crimeis a part a conspiracy to eliminate it. “I want to inform the international community that a new type of coup has begun today,” Castillo said. According to the president, It’s a “chase” It includes not only the members of the weakest government in that country’s recent political history, but also its “closest circle”.
Castillo said that “a constitutional charge was made knowing that the Constitution itself gives the Government the privilege to run the country.” Benavides presented Parliament with an unprecedented accusation: the rural teacher who took power in July 2021 and has done nothing since political storms Either way, with the fall of four prime ministers, he takes over a so-called criminal organization.
“we found Serious indications of the presumed existence of a criminal organization “Benavides has been placed in the Government House to seize, control and direct the contracting processes for illegal gain,” he said.
The role of the legislature
Congress, which has tried to impeach the president twice and the conservative parties have a majority, should consider the relevance of the complaint. Castillo resigned from Peru Libre, a left-wing formation that appointed him as the presidential candidate last year. Legislature is a negative scenario for him. But in addition to this, Castillo has a bad image in most of society. A recent poll shows a 67% disapproval.
Constitutional lawyer Luciano López pointed to one possible scenario in his remarks to the RPP radio show: prosecutor against the United Nations Convention Corruption. “Of course, the President is being investigated for crimes stipulated in the treaty in our legislation, our Penal Code, but these are explained in whatever is written in the treaty.”
The complaint involved former Transport and Communications Minister Juan Silva Villegas and Geiner Alvarado López, former head of the Housing, Construction and Sanitation portfolio. The prosecution arrested five former advisers to the president and also raided the offices and homes of six legislators belonging to the right-wing People’s Movement party. The house of President Gloria Castillo’s sister was also searched.
The President’s attorney, José Palomino, said that Benavides’ complaint a “repetition” trying to “artificially” create a criminal figure. “All this needs to be proven,” he said, and demanded that Castillo’s right of defense be respected.