The senior officer of Parliament, Hugo Rovirareferred to the decision of the president of the Congress of the Republic, Maria del Carmen Alvaof allow journalists to enter only the Parliamentary Chroniclers room and to the Heroes Defenders of Democracy room, but not to the Hemicycle and the Lost Steps hall. That is, they continue restrictions for the correct work of the press in this power of the State.
“It is not said that they are not going to enter, only that we have just received on Friday (27) the report from the Office for Prevention of Risks and Disaster Damage of the Municipality of Lima, which is what Indeci said before, and they have told us put a lot of comments. Before entering (the journalists), we must save the observations,” he told Canal N.
In this line, Hugo Rovira ruled out that Maria del Carmen Alva does not want to allow journalists to enter Congress in order to prevent access to information: “What the president (Alva) has said is that before she leaves, Congress will be opened so that they can enter from all sides. (…) Here there is no issue of not letting (journalists enter) or blocking information, but what we are preserving is human life, ”she added.
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Congress reopens room for journalists, but still with restrictions
Last Monday the 30th, the Congress of the republic reopened the Parliamentary Chroniclers room and the Heroes Defenders of Democracy room after were closed due to the COVID-19 health emergency and after constant requests from journalistic organizations.
The ceremony was led by the President of Congress, Maria del Carmen Alvawho stated that the Parliament It will guarantee democracy. This despite the fact that it delayed the access of journalists to the interior of the Legislative Palace and even restricted their entry to other areas of the same.
