Three former defensemen sent on October 3 to the president of the Ibero -American Federation of Ombudsperson (FIO), a document in which they warn that the crisis that is going through the Ombudsman of the People of Peru “registered in a greater process of institutional weakening, Marked by the progressive capture of autonomous constitutional organisms, severely affecting democratic counterweights. ”In that text, former defensers Walter Albán Peralta, Eduardo Vega Luna and Eliana Revollar They assure that since 2023 the position Defender has undergone a “Shielding to the current head of state, against investigations for serious facts that should not be unpunished.”
To support their claim, the signatories allude to an “action against the Domain Extinction Law, marked by clear conflicts of interest”, which reinforces the perception of a subordinate Ombudsman for “political and economic” interests. ANDn your letter also criticize the demand for unconstitutionality against the Amnesty Law filed by Gutierrez, and emphasize contradiction with their original position and the possibility of legitimizing norms contrary to international standards of memory, truth and justice.
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It should be remembered that at the time, Gutierrez was a lawyer from Cerrón And he publicly recognized “a very big respect” for him. In addition, some have described their ascent as the “letter of Vladimir Cerrón” to occupy the defender, with parliamentary support of Peru Free and Popular Force.
This professional past provokes independence doubts. In 2023, the research portal, public eye, documented that Gutiérrez defended interests linked to carriers, municipalities and even Cerrón, which combined a political career with legal work that could compromise its impartiality. After his designation as a defender, he also held meetings with ultra -right -wing groups such as “the combatants” and congressmen related to the speed in his appointment, which increased public questioning.
Former Defensores: “The legacy of the Ombudsman is threatened”
The former defensemen remember that, during their first decades, the Ombudsman enjoyed technical independence and plurality, becoming “a regional reference in the defense of human rights.” Today, they say, that legacy is “seriously threatened.” In the letter they point out that the support of Gutierrez to the Congress For an amnesty, even before the presentation of an action of unconstitutionality, it shows an alignment with the parliamentary consensus that is the dominant one.
Likewise, they recommend that it be evaluated if “complies with the standards indicated in the principles of Paris” so that the Ombudsman maintains its category A. They also demand that the region’s human rights institutions take knowledge of the situation facing the Peruvian Ombudsman.
