President Pedro Castillo’s lawyer, Benji Espinoza, considered that Yenifer Paredessister of the first lady, Lilia Paredes, must collaborate with the Public Ministry investigation opened against her after the broadcast of a video in which she was caught offering sanitation works.
In this regard, he indicated that he does not know the reasons why the president’s sister-in-law decided not to appear before the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office. However, he was of the opinion that Navarro Walls must go to the call of the Public Ministry whenever it is duly and validly notified.
“I do not know the reasons (for the absence of Yenifer Paredes), but she must collaborate with the investigation. It also has to be well notified. That is the first thing that has to be established. A valid and accurate notification as part of due process. After that, he will give his statement with the defense he has, “said the legal defender of Castillo Terrones outside the Government Palace.
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Benji Espinoza: “Zamir Villaverde is not an effective collaborator”
On the other hand, attorney Benji Espinoza said that the businessman Zamir Villaverde He is not an effective collaborator of the Public Ministry, according to the statements of his legal defender Julio Rodríguez. In this regard, he pointed out that if he seeks to obtain that benefit, he will have to corroborate all his statements that compromise the president. peter castle.
“It is important to establish two things. His own lawyer, Julio Rodríguez, has pointed out that as of today, Mr. Zamir Villaverde He is not an effective collaborator. He is aspiring, but he finally can, as he cannot be, because if all his statements are not corroborated, his remarks are not corroborated, he will not be (an effective collaborator) ”, he said.
Likewise, the lawyer referred to the testimony of a supposedly effective collaborator, who stated that the former minister John Silva He was going to give him S/ 50,000 of the S/ 100,000 as a benefit for the award of the work Puente Tarata III (San Martín).
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Benji Espinoza minimized the accusation and mentioned that Zamir Villaverde is not directly aware that the aforementioned money was delivered to the head of state. In this sense, he expressed that the former head of the Ministry of Transport and Communications will have to provide explanations.
“About the testimony, there is no direct and concrete evidence linking the President of the Republic. It is not that Mr. Zamir Villaverde is directly and personally aware that the President of the Republic has asked him for money, that he has requested money or that he has been the beneficiary of a cell phone,” he stated.
“What he has said is that (Juan) Silva told him that the money would be for the president, which are two different things. It is very important to be able to differentiate the fact from what a person says happened. Finally, Mr. Silva will have to give the corresponding explanations”, he added.
