In an interview for the Milagros Leiva program, Yaziré Pinedowho He claims he had a romantic relationship with the former prime minister Alberto Otarolareported that he was the victim of physical aggression inside what was Otárola’s office when he was Minister of Defense. “On December 17 (2022) he raised his hand to me… he did things that he has not told about. (…) He has always been a toxic man“, said.
Given her statement, journalist Milagros Leiva asked her to tell the truth and explain the reason that led Otárola to attack her. “He has always been a self-centered, vain man.that I had to see him as someone striking,” she said. Along these lines she continued to relate that on that occasion Otárola called her to continue working on ‘Reconstruction with Changes’, but when she refused, he physically attacked her and then made a scene out of her. of jealousy. “Like every jealous man, he told me: ‘ah, you probably already have someone to support you,'” Pinedo said.
Yaziré reported that Otárola not only physically attacked her, but also He would also have sexually violated her. inside a room that was on the 12th floor, inside Otárola’s office, in the Ministry of Defense.
“On the 12th floor, which is the minister’s office, he has a room,” he said. To which the journalist asks: “Is that where he hits you? Did Alberto Otárola abuse you?” Yaziré Pinedo responds without hesitation with a clear “yes.”
The reasons why Pinedo would not have proceeded to file a complaint of physical and sexual assault would have been because “in Lima I have no family, I have no one. He was a man with a lot of power, what could I do to him?”
Alberto Otárola responds to Yaziré Pinedo’s accusations
Former Prime Minister Alberto Otárola responded to the accusations made by Pinedo, who claimed to have been physically attacked by Otárola in his office during his tenure as Minister of Defense. In his defense, the former head of the PCM also pointed out Zamir Villaverde as the person allegedly responsible for influencing Pinedo to testify against him. Otárola rejected the accusations and questioned the veracity of the allegations made.
“I am absolutely outraged by this crude maneuver by a offender (Zamir Villaverde) who uses her (Yaziré Pinedo) as a puppet. (…) The serious thing here is who is behind all this. (…) This staging is a comical work and (the statements) are the script that this criminal has given it,” were the first Otárola Peñaranda’s comments on the situation through a phone call to Beto Ortiz’s program.
Furthermore, he highlighted that the accusations have been made without evidence and demanded immediate action from justice. “Immediate action by justice is required because (Pinedo) is not only an extortionist, but now she is a defamer and has put herself at the service of a criminal organization that throws mud with a fan,” Otárola said.
Help channels
If you are or know someone who has been affected or involved in acts of family or sexual violence, contact Line 100 of the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations for free, which has a team specialized in “providing information, guidance and emotional support.”
In addition, Line 100 has the power to refer the most serious cases of family or sexual violence to the Women’s Emergency Centers or the Urgent Care Service. This service is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year (including holidays).
