More is not always synonymous with better, although the congressmen of Free Peru think the opposite. In the current parliamentary period, the political group that he directs from clandestinity Vladimir Cerron has presented a string of bills in the hope of finding a lifeline to the increasingly complicated judicial situation of its fugitive leader.
From the review he carried out Peru21 On the official platform of the Congress of the Republic, it was found that the pencil bench has presented a total of 1,878 legislative initiatives since 2021, much more than the second in the ranking, Popular Action (1,090). They are the only two parliamentary groups that have presented more than a thousand law proposals.
Regarding the formulation of bills by congressman as main authors, four of the eleven current legislators of Peru Libre are among those who have presented more than 100 initiatives. They are Waldemar Cerrón (323), Segundo Montalvo (222), Flavio Cruz (193), Américo Gonza (149) and María Taipe (124). Of Cerrón’s 323 projects, only 28 have been published in the official newspaper El Peruano, that is, they finally became law.
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But what has Perú Libre sought to legislate about? On September 26 of this year, Waldemar Cerrón formulated Bill No. 9021 which, if approved, would modify articles of the Criminal Procedure Code referring to preventive detention. The initiative, referred to the Justice Commission the following day, states that this measure can only be issued when the prognosis of the sentence is greater than six years in prison.
Vladimir, Waldemar’s brother, was sentenced in October 2023 to 3 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of collusion in the Wanka Aerodrome case. If this project is approved, preventive detention cannot be requested for those investigated for crimes of fraud, collusion, illegal sponsorship, embezzlement of use or embezzlement.
Days before formulating this initiative, Waldemar presented another that would also mean a counter-reform of the justice system. On September 13, Bill No. 8913 was introduced, which would make partial changes to the Constitution in order to force judges and prosecutors to give “documented reports” on ongoing processes to congressmen within a maximum period of 10 days. skilled
The project contemplates that, if an entity of the administration of justice repeatedly refuses to share the information of a certain process – incidentally, the owner of Perú Libre has almost twenty processes – or omits the request of the legislators , will incur a “very serious offense.” Currently, the Constitution states that parliamentarians can request reports only from the ministers of State, the JNE, the comptroller general, the BCRP, the SBS, the regional and local governments, “and the institutions indicated by law.”
The special attention to the judicial performance of the Cerrón has been permanent. On August 21, Waldemar presented Bill No. 8683, which would modify two articles of the New Criminal Procedure Code and seeks to limit the work of judges by stating that they can only carry out “urgent” proceedings that resolve freedom or detention. of a person “in case of flagrancy” if inhibition or recusal proceedings have been formulated against him.
On the same day he also presented a bill that would create a new regular commission in Congress; nothing more and nothing less than the Commission for the Supervision of the Function of Judges and Prosecutors. In the explanatory statement, he reviews surveys that show the disapproval of the Judiciary and the Public Ministry. What should we do, then, with congressional disapproval?
The list is long. On July 17, Waldemar presented an initiative that would change or add terms in the classification of the crimes of simple and aggravated collusionand incompatible negotiation or improper use of the position. His brother Vladimir was convicted of both crimes. If the change is approved, anyone who intervened “directly” in the public acquisition or contracting of goods by “personally” arranging for it will be charged with collusion. In the same way, those who are directly interested in “making the final decision” for their own benefit or that of a third party will be accused of incompatible negotiation.
That is, almost all of Peru Libre’s initiatives revolve around the judicial system, to weaken or condition it. And who benefits from this? To the owner of the groupVladimir Cerrón, who has many outstanding debts with justice.
PLEASE NOTE
Addressing. The Cerróns tried to take advantage of the controversial amendment to the Organized Crime Law to no longer be investigated for criminal organization, but the judges rejected the request. The regulatory change was the initiative of Américo Gonza.
They seek control. They also proposed sanctions for judges and prosecutors who order arbitrary arrests following a request for preliminary or preventive detention.
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