The congressman criticized the 120-day sanction imposed on Lizarzaburu for inappropriate comments toward Second Vice President Patricia Juárez, considering it disproportionate.
In recent statements to RPP, the parliamentarian Alejandro Soto announced that he will request the plenary session of Congress that the case of Juan Carlos Lizarzaburu be returned to the Ethics Commission for a review. Soto expressed his disagreement with the 120-day suspension sanction imposed on Lizarzaburu, who was punished for inappropriate comments about the physique of now Vice President Patricia Juárez.
“We believe that there is a disproportion in the application of sanctions because for more serious acts, lesser sanctions have been imposed on other congressmen,” said Soto. In addition, he said that the sanction applied is disproportionate to the sentences imposed other congressmen for more serious violations. He stressed that the comment in question was made in a private conversation and that Lizarzaburu has already offered a public apology.
“We believe that the sanction should be assessed in its context and with due respect for Dr. Patricia Juárez. We believe that it is necessary to propose to the plenary session the review of this sanction,” said the former president of Congress.
What is the case of Congressman Lizarzaburu regarding Patricia Juárez about?
Juan Carlos Lizarzaburu was suspended for 120 days after making sexist comments during a session of the Subcommittee on Constitutional Accusations, which generated anger among his colleague Patricia Juárez Gallegos, who was the victim of said comments.
In light of this, on January 29, the Parliamentary Ethics Commission approved with 13 votes in favor the final report that recommended the suspension of Congressman Juan Carlos Lizarzaburu for 120 daysThe final decision was taken by the Plenary Session of Congress.
The commission concluded that Lizarzaburu had “violated parliamentary ethics” with his sexist comments directed at Patricia Juárez, violating articles 2, 4 and 6 of the Parliamentary Code of Ethics. It was determined that Lizarzaburu did not fulfill the duty of “exercising with integrity the positions for which he was elected or appointed” by making comments that were “disrespectful, inappropriate and unrelated to the topic under discussion” during an extraordinary session of the Subcommittee on Constitutional Accusations.
Following these events, Alejandro Soto would try to return the case to the agenda again, but due to disagreement with the sanction of 120 days of suspension despite the events that occurred against a congresswoman.
