benji espinozaattorney for the president peter castlespoke about the statements made by the former Minister of the Interior Mariano Gonzalez about the head of state, noting that the latter obstructs justice. The lawyer stated that the former owner is committing the crime of “slanderous defamation”.
“When the man talks about obstruction of justice, he is talking about a crime. Mr. Mariano González is committing a crime and that is called slanderous defamation. We think that one possibility is to sue him. We leave that possibility open. For that and for having defamed him in a second moment, when he says that the president is involved in acts of corruption, “he said in dialogue with RPP News.
In this regard, he mentioned that Castle Lumps is not perpetrating any criminal action, as mentioned by the former minister, who commented that he found out about his removal from office via tweet of the president.
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“Obstruction of justice is only committed by someone who uses physical force, threatens or offers or grants a benefit to prevent testimony or the provision of evidence. If there is no threat, if there is no physical violence or offer or concession of an undue benefit, then there is no crime of obstruction of justice, and Mr. Mariano González knows it. So, why do you misinform the population?”, the lawyer said.
He also announced that he will present a appeal for annulment according to the Summons made by the Prosecutor’s Office to Mariano González to take his statement on the alleged criminal acts that he reported having observed during his management in the Interior portfolio.
“The Prosecutor’s Office summons Mariano González within hours, does not notify the defense, prevents us from participating. That diligence is illegal, null. Leaving here I present an annulment, if the Prosecutor’s Office does not give it to me, as surely it will not give it to me, the judge has to give it to me so that Mariano González testifies again, but do it with our presence. It is easy to dispatch yourself in a unilateral declaration, where you do not have the opportunity for a confrontation and refutation”, Espinoza pointed out.
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They promote a vacancy motion against Castillo after the departure of former Minister González
Before the abrupt departure of Mariano Gonzalez, various characters from the political environment expressed their positions. Among them, a multiparty group of opposition congressmen revealed their intentions to presentagain, a vacancy motion against the head of statesupported by González’s statements.
The parliamentarian of Popular Renewal, Jorge Montoyawas one of the first to speak out and ensure that, as soon as the Board of Directors of Congress, they will present a vacancy motion. The legislator added that those who do not vote for his initiative would be covering up the alleged corruption of the Government.
Along the same lines, his co-religionist adriana tudelawho left a brief but forceful message through his social networks: “Vacancy already”. For his part, the ungrouped congressman Charles Anderson mentioned that he was also promoting a vacancy motion.
