This Friday, July 15, the plenary session of Congress approved the final report of the Oversight and Comptroller Commission on the Sarratea case, which recommends constitutionally charging President Pedro Castillo for the alleged commission of various crimes in office.
The plenary endorsed the report in majority with 72 votes in favour, 40 against and zero abstentions. The benches of Fuerza Popular, Acción Popular, Alianza para el Progreso, Avanza País, Renovación Popular and Somos Perú voted in favor.
The ungrouped Carlos Anderson, Flor Pablo, Susel Paredes and Edward Málaga also supported the conclusions of the document drawn up by the working group chaired by Fujimorista Héctor Ventura.
Recommendations of the Sarratea case report
The report prepared by the parliamentary working group chaired by Héctor Ventura recommended that the Parliament’s Permanent Commission formulate a constitutional accusation before the plenary session against peter castle for the crimes of criminal organization, incompatible negotiation, influence peddling and collusion.
Likewise, it recommended to the Permanent Commission that a constitutional accusation be formulated against the former minister, Juan Carrasco Millones, for the alleged commission of the crimes of improper use of the position and influence peddling.
The Commission’s document also indicates that the information be extended to the National Prosecutor’s Office, with the aim of initiating the corresponding investigations against the head of state and those persons who are also responsible for the alleged crimes of criminal organization, trafficking of influence, incompatible negotiation or improper use of the position and illicit enrichment in relation to the Sarratea case.
What are the conclusions of the report?
One of the conclusions of the report on the Sarratea case considers that the President of the Republic, Pedro Castillo, held unofficial meetings outside the Government Palace when he already held a position in the Executive. The meetings would have taken place with congressmen, officials and businessmen in order to jointly plan acts of corruption.
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