The new Comptroller General of the Republic, Cesar Aguilar Suriqachidesignated as the new deputy comptroller from the Vice Comptroller’s Office of Strategic Management, Integrity and Control to the lawyer Luigino Pilotto Carreño, who in the past He served as Deputy Minister of Justice and Human Rights during the Government of Dina Boluarte. The appointment was made official this Thursday, August 1, through its publication in the official newspaper El Peruano.
It should be noted that Cesar Aguilar He took up the position of Comptroller after being proposed as a candidate by the Executive Branch. He was subsequently evaluated by a Subcommittee of the Congress of the Republic charged with reviewing whether he met the requirements to assume the position. Ultimately, the Permanent Commission approved him as Nelson Shack’s replacement with 28 votes in favor, 0 against and 0 abstentions.
Lawyer Luigino Pilotto He resigned from the Vice Ministry of Human Rights and Access to Justice in mid-May 2024 (he took office in December 2022), which was accepted by Eduardo Arana Ysa, current Minister of Justice, and the President of the Republic, Dina Boluarte.
In 2022, Pilotto Carreño was a candidate for magistrate of the Constitutional Court. A striking fact is that he is a first cousin Luis Aragón Carreño, a congressman for Popular Action. Both of them, when they took office, did not declare their family relationship to the Comptroller’s Office.
“Yes, I am related to him. I am his first cousin, but I haven’t seen him for a long time. I have only seen him in Congress, when I went once,” Luigino Pilotto told ‘El Foco’ —in mid-2023— about the kinship with the populist parliamentarian.
César Aguilar assured that the Comptroller’s Office will continue investigating Boluarte
César Aguilar Surichaqui was evaluated on Friday 19 by the Congressional subcommittee responsible for reviewing the Executive’s proposal for the position of Comptroller General of the Republic. The session was chaired by Alejandro Cavero, who set up the meeting in which the lawyer was interviewed about his professional experience and his vision of the main problems facing the entity. All this prior to his appointment at the end of July.
At the end of the evaluation, Aguilar Surichaqui He explained to the media how his evaluation was carried out and expressed his position regarding the questions directed at the head of state. “The Comptroller’s Office will not cease its functions. It does not matter who those involved are. It is the function of the Comptroller’s Office. Whether it is the president, the prime minister, me, you or any other person, the Comptroller’s Office will not exempt itself from its actions,” he said.
“Investigations must continue in a confidential manner so that conclusions can be drawn and conclusions can be made. If an opinion is given in advance, everything that has been done and worked on can be put at risk,” he added.
