the congresswoman Patricia Chirinos from Country advances presented – this Thursday, March 9 – a order of business motion to propose the creation of an investigative commission in the Congress of the republicwhose purpose is to investigate the Relationship of executive branch officials with Chinese companiesduring the period of 2018.
According to the parliamentarian’s proposal, the commission would have a multiparty origin and would be made up of five representatives of the Plenary, as a working term of 120 days. The purpose would be to prepare a report in which the alleged irregularities and responsibilities “that there were” after the preliminary investigation are reported.
“(Requested) Create an investigative commission to investigate officials and former officials of the Executive Power and their relations with other activities of Chinese companies, whose managers are officials of the People’s Republic of China, which is a socialist state governed by the Party Communist China, as is the case of the so-called ‘Chinese Construction Club’ also known as the ‘Dragon Club’”, the document details.
They propose the creation of a new investigative commission in Parliament. Photo: capture of document sent by Chirinos
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Chinese companies and millionaire contracts
The testimony of the aspiring effective collaborator karelim lopez put the magnifying glass on chinese entrepreneurs. According to the official State Suppliers database, the four related companies (mentioned by the businesswoman) with the alleged favoring of public works awards obtained during the Castle Government more than 1,812 million soles in projects. The majority in Provías Nacional (PVN), of the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC), two entities that have been the center of other corruption scandals.
In response to this, the Comptroller of the Republic, nelson shack, informed that they will investigate the Chinese companies that won tenders in the country. He said that a first list of projects that exceed 1,000 million soles has already been identified. The official did not rule out the discovery of a new construction club with different actors. “Is it possible that we are witnessing a new construction club case? That is perfectly possible”, he declared to the press.
