Passed. The Subcommittee on Constitutional Accusations (SAC) of Congress admitted the constitutional complaint filed by the National Prosecutor, Patricia Benavides, against President Pedro Castillo by the alleged crimes of criminal organization, influence peddling and aggravated collusion.
With 13 votes in favor and eight againstit was decided to approve the qualification report of the Technical Secretariat of the SAC that recommends the admission of the complaint of the Prosecutor’s Office against Pedro Castillo in the investigations that are being developed for the cases known as MTC-Puente Tarata, Petroperú and Ministry of Housing.
In addition, the report also includes complaints against Juan Silva, former head of the Ministry of Transport and Communications (TCM) who He is a fugitive from justice after an indictment order against him. In the same way, it is found Geiner Alvaradoex-owner of Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation (MVCS).
“Admit constitutional complaint 307, presented by the Nation’s prosecutor, Patricia Benavides, against President Pedro Castillo as the alleged perpetrator of crimes against public peace, in the form of criminal organization, aggravated influence peddling and collusion,” he concludes. The report.
It should be noted that the document sent by Benavides Vargas, raises the Legislative power make an interpretation of the Constitution that allows to constitutionally accuse Pedro Castillo although the negative position of various constitutionalists that point out that said denunciation would not proceed, since article 117 of the Constitution would not be respected.
SAC vote on constitutional complaint against Pedro Castillo
| Congressman | Vote |
|---|---|
| Lady Camones Soriano | In favor |
| Second Montalvo Cubas | Against |
| Noelia Herrera Medina | In favor |
| Ernesto Bustamante Donayre | In favor |
| Hernando Guerra Garcia | In favor |
| Patricia Juarez Gallegos | In favor |
| Juan Carlos Lizarzaburu | In favor |
| Maria Cordero Jon Tay | In favor |
| Margot Palacios Huaman | In favor |
| Flavio Cruz Mamani | Against |
| Wilson Soto Palacios | Against |
| Luis Aragon | In favor |
| Jose Arriola | In favor |
| Elizabeth Medina Hermosilla | Against |
| Second Quiroz Barboza | Against |
| Maria Los Milagros Jauregui Martinez | In favor |
| Diego Bazan Calderon | In favor |
| Hamlet Echeverria Rodriguez | Against |
| Susel Paredes | In favor |
| Edgar Raymundo Mercado | Against |
| Jose Maria Balcazar | Against |
Pedro Castillo described the complaint by Patricia Benavides as a “plot”
Pedro Castillo assured that it exists “a plot” against him by Patricia Benavides. In this sense, he considered that the tax accusation “is unconstitutional, illegal, without foundation and lacks any corroboration.”
“I denounce before the country and the international community this practice of conspiracy. The political forces, which came together in the largest corruption process in the 1990s, are now promoting a form of a new coup d’état in our country, ”he said in his message to the nation on October 19.
