The Peru goes through intense days due to the political crisis that started the past December 7th, following the failed closure of Congress by the former president Pedro Castillo and his imminent vacancy minutes later. Under this premise, Cesár Hildebrandtin his recent column, referred to the events that took place in Government Palace and the Plenary.
What did César Hildebrandt say regarding the coup attempt by Pedro Castillo?
Through his weekly Hildebrandt en sus Trece, the press man described the actions of Castillo Terrones as “suicidal”, following “feeling cornered by the evidence in his account.”
“Hacked by the evidence, Castillo committed suicide. But instead of choosing tragedy, as Alan García did, he chose comedy. García died so as not to be handcuffed and then prosecuted for a long time. Castillo He joined the cast of the Perejil circus”, he expressed in his journalistic space.
He also commented on the way in which Castillo Terrones carried out his message to the nation, as well as his truncated escape to the Mexican Embassy.
“The spell despot’s hands trembled when he announced to the world that he was dissolving Congress. A few minutes later, he left the Palace, together with family members and the chronic Aníbal Torres, carrying parcel bags. On the way to the embassy that would house him, his own policemen betrayed him and took him, more detained than ever, to the Prefecture. In the evening he was already in the Diroes. His dictatorship had lasted an hour. The ridiculousness of his performance will be remembered for many decades,” he said.
In this sense, the columnist not only referred to the vacated former head of state, but was also critical of the Congress of the Republic when celebrating the dismissal of Pedro Castillo.
“If Castillo was grotesque in his pantomime, Congress was repulsive in its celebration. What did they celebrate? Have vacated who had closed them? Have gathered, assisted by terror, the votes that they should have gathered months ago? Continue in their seats thanks to the ‘constitutional change’ dictated by circumstances?”, expressed César Hildebrandt.
