the congresswoman Patricia Chirinosof Country advancesjustified —this Tuesday, August 2— the sexist expressions issued by the third vice president of the Board of Directors of the Congress of the Republic, Wilmar Elera, in reference to the complaint of rape against Freddy Diaz. He considered that “mistakes we can all have” and described the member of Somos Perú as a respectful person.
“I know everything Congressman Wilmar Elera said. I don’t know him thoroughly, but the little I do know him I have always seen that he has treated a woman with respect. Now, we can all have mistakes. Me, you (the press). The gentleman corrected it”, he declared to the media.
In this line, Patricia Chirinos called for a second chance a Wilmar Elera: “I think we all deserve a second chance. The man is older, he has had another upbringing, but the man corrected. I have always seen him behave correctly in Congress.”
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Camones asked Wilmar Elera to resign from the Board of Directors
This Tuesday, August 2, the president of Congress, Lady Camonesstated that he asked Wilmar Elera give up the Board of Directors after his statements about the rape complaint against Freddy Diaz Monago. Faced with this request, the parliamentarian would have refused to step aside.
“I have spoken with him demanding unrestricted respect for women and, second, demanding public apologies. The issue of resignation has also been requested, but he has indicated no. We cannot do anything else, we will see what the results are in Ethics”, declared from Congress.
Help channels
If you have been or know someone who has been affected or involved in acts of family or sexual violence, you can contact the line 100created by the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations of the Peruvian government.
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In addition, Line 100 has the power to refer the most serious cases of family or sexual violence to the Women’s Emergency Centers or to Urgent Care Service. The service is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.
