He President José Jerí was politically cornered after a large group of parliamentarians expressed their distrust of his defenses for meetings with a chinese businessmanwhich has led to an increase in positions demanding his departure from office and the promotion of several motions of censure in the Congress.
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Before the Oversight Commissionthe congressmen agreed that Jerí’s explanations were not credible and warned that his contradictory versions violate the principles of transparency, probity and suitability that a president of the Republic.
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During his presentation, the president denied having agreed on favors, ruled out resigning and maintained that he was the victim of a plot to destabilize the country and the electoral process. However, these statements failed to dispel doubts or stop the advance of parliamentary initiatives that seek to censure him.
Along with the session, various groups and individual congressmen announced new political actions. Among them, the collection of signatures for an extraordinary plenary session and the presentation of a third motion of censure, which shows a scenario of growing isolation for José Jerí.
Congressmen harshly question José Jerí
Congresswoman Sigrid Bazán rebuked the president for the inconsistencies in his story about the meeting at a chifa. “I don’t consider any of us stupid,” he said, questioning Jerí’s claim that it was outside of working hours, despite declaring that he works all day. He also questioned whether someone would go out at two in the morning just to buy candy.
Flor Pablo recalled that Jerí stated that the chinese businessman He did not speak Spanish, although he is certified as a translator by the Foreign Ministry. “His job was to reduce violence, but that is not happening. If you have time to go to work, have time to work a little more,” he said, pointing out that his priority should be citizen safety.
Congressman Roberto Sánchez directly asked him to leave office. “I urge you to have the courtesy to step aside,” he said, considering that there is not a plot, but rather a crisis generated by erratic acts and lack of transparency. He added that even his own party withdrew political support for him.
Jaime Quito questioned the veracity of the explanations and stated that there would be an attempt at shielding. He maintained that the versions offered “lack plausibility” and noted that he hoped that the president would go to Parliament with a letter of resignation.
Ruth Luque, promoter of one of the motions, stated that she does not believe in the presidential story and proposed removing the communications to clarify what happened on the days of the meetings with the chinese businessmen. He criticized that the agendas and previous contacts were not made transparent.
Alex Flores, for his part, warned that the proximity of the elections cannot be an excuse to tolerate irregularities. “Corruption cannot be tolerated. What he said does not convince anyone,” he declared, questioning the nights out and the lack of concrete answers.
The three motions of censure against José Jerí
The first motion was promoted by Congresswoman Ruth Luque, who managed to gather the necessary 20 signatures. The document indicates that the conduct of José Jerí It violates the principles of probity, transparency and suitability, and warns of possible arrangements under the table from the highest judiciary of the State.
The second initiative was presented by Elías Varas, from Together for Peru–Voces del Pueblo. It maintains that the president lacks ethical and political suitability due to actions and omissions that weakened the supervisory function of the Congress and generated a serious conflict of interest within the framework of the Chifagate.
The third motion was announced by Jaime Quito, from the Socialist Caucus, after considering that Jerí’s responses to the Oversight Commission They were not credible. The legislator affirmed that the changing versions before public opinion justify an immediate political sanction.
Added to these initiatives is Renovación Popular’s intention to collect signatures to call an extraordinary plenary session and debate censorship, which reflects that the case of the meetings with the chinese businessman and others chinese businessmen keeps in check the political continuity of José Jerí at the head of the Executive.
José Jerí insists on his defense and announces lifting of the secrecy of his communications
After passing through Congresshe President José Jerí offered a press conference in which she rejected any comparison with Dina Boluarte for her meetings with a chinese businessman and announced that he will request the lifting of the secrecy of his communications. According to him, this measure seeks to demonstrate that there were no irregular coordination or hidden agreements with the chinese businessmen involved in the case Chifagate.
Jerí also referred to the businessman Ji Wu Xiaodong, investigated for alleged illegal logging, and specified that he did not hold meetings with him. He also clarified that when he noted that “he didn’t speak much Spanish” he did not mean that he was a waiter. “I didn’t say I was a waiter,” he remarked, when trying to correct interpretations that, in his opinion, distorted his initial statements and increased doubts in the Congress.
Regarding the meeting with Zhihua Yang, the president indicated that on December 9 he went to his chifa at lunch time, after an official activity at the Pentagonito. “I was always accompanied and whoever wants to commit irregular acts does not go with his escort,” he said, emphasizing that his security was present and that he did not act clandestinely, as several members of the organization have questioned. Oversight Commission.
In relation to the visit to the Market Capón on January 6, Jerí stated that that morning he was recording a video at the IPD and explained that his annoyance arose from the treatment of his head of Communications, Ocampo, an official close to him and who received chinese businessmen in Palace. However, this activity does not appear on his official agenda, while in that of the president of the IPD, Sergio Ludeña, a meeting with the president at noon in La Videna
