The Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Felix Cherospoke about the situation of Jorge López, after the President of the Republic, peter castleannounced his resignation from the position of Minister of Health last Sunday night after the dissemination of a report that showed a suspicious purchase of an apartment by his ex-partner.
Chero Medina said he was convinced that the complaint against López Peña for an alleged ‘smurfing’ of the money for the acquisition of the property is part of a “magnification” and he was confident that he will clarify the facts.
“I am convinced, knowing Minister López, his professional performance and also as Minister of Health that will be able to demonstrate that these facts are nothing more than a magnification that has been made”, he told the press.
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In this sense, the head of the Ministry of Justice indicated that the outgoing Minister of Health has stated that he has the documentation of the money he gave to his ex-partner Dervy Apaza Meza.
“He has indicated that he has all the documentation in his possession to prove where the money comes from and through what legal acts, of course, he has carried out this type of action, which comes from a personal family agreement. You have notarial documents, you have transactions that have been carried out within the framework of the law“, held.
at another time, Felix Chero revealed that the head of state and the prime minister Hannibal Torres They have made the decision to remove any state official who is being investigated from their post, in order to avoid speculation and questioning.
“The president and the prime minister have made the firm decision to take a turn in the face of the decisions that have to be made, In order to avoid further speculation and questioning, as of the date they have indicated that any objective data that requires an investigation is preferable to an official or a Minister of State having to be separated. to facilitate any investigation and avoid speculation and that it is being said that there is obstruction of justice”, he explained.
Jorge Lopez case
Last Sunday, Punto Final issued a report detailing the “smurfing” of about S/ 98,400 through deposits made for amounts of S/ 9 thousand to an account belonging to Dervy Apaza Meza, mother of López’s daughter.
According to the Sunday newspaper, on August 31, six of the workers from the circle close to the minister would have been gathered to receive several envelopes of S / 9,000 each to be deposited in a bank account belonging to the ex-partner of the Minister of Health.