The Subcommittee on Constitutional Accusations (SAC) of Congress decided not expanding the agenda to deal with complaints presented by congresswomen Betssy Chavez (Democratic Peru) and Margot Palacios (Free Peru) against the head of Parliament, María del Carmen Alvaand other legislators, for meeting at the Casa Andina hotel in Miraflores to discuss an eventual vacancy against the president, Pedro Castillo.
Indeed, with five votes in favour, five against and four abstentions, the working group decided not prioritizing the complaint made by the also Minister of Labor, Betssy Chávez, against Alva and other opposition congressmen for wanting to modify the Constitution for “coup purposes.” This thanks to the casting vote of the head of the SAC, Rocío Torres (Alliance for Progress).
On the other hand, with four votes in favour, six against and four abstentions, neither did they want to see the constitutional complaint of Margot Palacios against Maricarmen Alva and other nine parliamentariansfor an alleged infringement of different articles of the Magna Carta and the Penal Code.
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According to Palacios, there was a closed-door meeting held by opposition legislators at the Casa Andina Premium hotel with the aim of fine-tuning the strategy to vacate Terrones Castle, as revealed last Friday, February 11, the weekly Hildebrandt en sus trece.
In that same sense, Betssy Chávez maintains that Alva Prieto and the other parliamentarians They have the objective of weakening the presidential figure and the Executive with modifications in the Magna Carta. The head of the MTPE also mentions the participation of the German NGO Friedrich Naumann Foundation in another meeting with legislators.
SAC decides to prioritize complaint against Zoraida Ávalos
However, the Subcommittee on Accusations did approve seeing the complaint filed by the legislator Patricia Chirinos (Advance Country) against the prosecutor of the Nation, Zoraida Ávalosfor an alleged omission of his functions in the investigation against peter castle.
Thus, with 10 votes in favor, it was admitted to extend the agenda to deal with constitutional complaint 209, where Chirinos points out that the head of the Public Ministry would have committed “the crime of omission, refusal and delay of functional acts requesting her dismissal.”
Betssy Chávez filed a constitutional complaint against Chirinos for expressions against Castillo
The Minister of Labor and congresswoman of Democratic Peru, Betssy Chavezpresented a constitutional complaint against parliamentarian Patricia Chirinosof Avanza País, for some phrases against President Pedro Castillo, which were expressed during a forum in the United States organized by the America Institute for Democracy.
The Betssy Chávez’s appeal was presented before the panel of parties of Parliament. The document denounces a constitutional infraction against articles 102, 103, 110, 112, 113, 114 and 117. He argues his complaint noting a series of expressions of “high content of intolerance, contrary to a democratic regime and lack of respect for the presidential figure” which Pedro Castillo now holds.
The head of the Ministry of Labor accuses the legislator of Avanza País of “damaging the image of the head of state and therefore of the nation. He points out that Chirinos “has a clear purpose of trying to achieve international political allies, violating his duties as a congressman, which is to maintain a behavior of respect and tolerance.”
Betssy Chávez: “Ladies Alva, Camones and Chirinos have to reflect on the actions they have”
The Minister of Labor, Betssy Chávez, spoke about the attitude of the opposition against the Executive and called on the members of the Board of Directors to promote a space where political pluralism is respected. In that sense, The official urged that the president of the institution, María del Carmen Alva, and the vice presidents Lady Camones and Patricia Chirinos reflect on their actions.
“I believe that the Board of Directors of Congress should be the space for political pluralism to be respected. One, when assuming the presidency or a position, must say ‘I shed my party label’”he indicated in a previous interview for La República.