The former Minister of Inside, Mariano Gonzalez, denounced pressure from Aide-de-camp Engelbert Hugo Verástegui Díaz to contact an ex-marine supposedly involved in a notorious espionage case.
According to ‘Cuarto Poder’, it is about charles bearda former marine expert in intelligence, polygraphy and who was mentioned in the investigation of the Case BusinessTrackwhich occurred during the second government of Alan García (2006-2011).
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González explained that on July 6, at the end of the Council of Ministers, Verástegui, with a piece of paper in his hand, approached González and showed him where he had written a telephone number and a name.
The former head of the Mininter recognized the name and was furious. He looked at his assistant and replied that he does not want to talk to that person. After a discussion, he decided to fire the soldier and end the matter.
“What caused me a lot of concern is that I had just met Mr. Verástegui and when I ask him for an explanation, he tells me: ‘I don’t know.’ He refused at all times to give me an explanation”he expressed.
However, the following week Mariano Gonzalez He went to the Palace due to a call from President Pedro Castillo and to his surprise, he saw Commander Engelbert Hugo Verástegui working in the presidential office.
“I tell him (the president) that he had had a bad time with the aide-de-camp and now I see him working at the Government Palace […] He replies that he is a good boy.”limited the former official.
It should be noted that Commander Engelbert Hugo Verástegui was one of the aides to the former Minister of the Interior, Dimitri Senmachewho took him to said portfolio on the recommendation of a friend.
