The Minister of Defense, César Díazcame out to justify the president José Jerí in the face of questions about his off-schedule meetings with the Chinese businessman Zhihua Yang. After the dissemination of images that show the president in a chifa in San Borja and in a closed premises in Jirón Paruro, the head of the Defense sector described the head of state as a “young” man who simply attended a personal invitation.
When asked about the lack of transparency in these meetings and if he himself had participated in similar meetings, Díaz said: “No, none. I have not been invited to any (meeting),” he responded. However, he supported the Executive’s position, arguing that the president has already publicly explained the reasons for his visits.
“I once again reiterate that the president has already clarified on several occasions the conditions under which he has attended a center, a chifa. He is a young person, he is a person who can attend at an invitation,” the minister declared to the press.
Despite the complaints (which include the entry into the Government Palace of another businessman investigated for timber trafficking and who is under house arrest), Díaz revealed that the issue has not been the subject of in-depth debate within the Council of Ministers in recent hours. “I couldn’t tell you other issues because since yesterday we haven’t touched on this issue,” the minister said before leaving.
Díaz’s statements come after the revelation where President Jerí has been captured at the “Market Capón” establishment (Calle Capón) holding meetings with Zhihua Yang while the establishment was closed by the municipality, and visiting a chifa in San Borja without these activities appearing on the State’s transparency portal, especially since he was a businessman who had already contracted with the State during Dina Boluarte’s administration.
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