Former Ministers of the Interior Ruben Vargas Cespedes and Jose Elice Navarro They claim that behind the process against former President Francisco Sagasti Hochhausler in the Subcommittee on Constitutional Accusations (SAC) there is a motivation to disqualify him as a possible candidate for the presidency of the Republic.
Rubén Vargas points out that a political sector is trying to use the changes that Sagasti made in the National Police, in his capacity as supreme commander of the Armed Forces and the National Police, as a pretext to invent a political sanction and disqualify him.
“Everything points to disqualifying the candidacy of former President Sagasti, even though he has said that he will not be a candidate. I think the SAC investigation is a bit of fear of Sagasti”Vargas points out.
For his part, José Elice recalls that the process in the SAC was frozen and that he now summons them just after a militant of the Purple Party suggested the Sagasti’s candidacy. Also, after his appearance in the polls.
“I don’t want to think that there is a motivation behind the regular process, but the coincidence is such that it seems like it was a reaction to the possibility that Francisco Sagasti could be a candidate for the presidency.”says Elice.
Vargas, Elice and Sagasti are accused of constitutional violations due to the decision to retire a group of generals from the National Police. They have appeared before the SAC three times. They stated that there was no constitutional violation in the police renewal. One of the complainants requested that the generals who were dismissed from their duties testify. They will present their arguments in today’s session. It should be noted that Elice is also Sagasti’s lawyer.
After three months
Almost three months after its last hearing, the Subcommittee on Constitutional Accusations (SAC) resumed the complaint for constitutional violation filed by the congressman José Cueto Aservi and the lawyer Aníbal Quiroga León against former President of the Republic Francisco Sagasti Hochhausler and his two former Ministers of the Interior. They were summoned for today’s session, Wednesday, July 24. The SAC decided to accelerate the case, Even though the Constitutional Court declared two amparo actions inadmissible that the retired generals presented to obtain reinstatement in their positions.
This is resolution number 10, dated June 7, 2022, issued by the Second Constitutional Court. The court ruling also determines its final archiving. The second resolution is number 07, of the Third Constitutional Chamber, issued on March 25, 2024. It declares the appeal for constitutional grievance filed by the plaintiffs inadmissible.
