Questions from the population and pressure from the media made it so that, after a reconsideration of the first vote, the Plenary of the Congress approved the disqualification for 10 years for the exercise of public office against the legislator Freddy Diazwho is being investigated by the Prosecutor’s Office for the alleged crime of rape against a worker in his parliamentary office.
The request for reconsideration of the vote last Tuesday, in which 21 abstentions saved the congressman, was approved yesterday with 105 votes in favor. After a debate in which Díaz used his mother to try to evade the disqualification, it was finally approved with 71 votes in favor, 4 abstentions and one vote against, issued by the defendant himself.
“I have been working flawlessly. I ask you from my heart, I have a mother who is pending and suffering for this issue. I speak with my heart in hand and the truth too. We hope that we can stay in that position. The elements that exist are enough to prove my innocence.”alleged the congressman during the debate.
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His pleas were not enough to convince his colleagues. Only Darwin Espinoza (Popular Action), Cruz María Zeta, Raúl Huamán (Popular Force) and Heidy Juarez (not grouped, and expelled from APP, like Díaz) insisted on shielding by abstaining.
When he is out of bounds, a replacement must be entered into his seat. In this case it would be his accessory, Nelcy Heidinger Ballesteros, candidate for Congress in 2021 for APP for the Pasco region.
MISSING CONGRESS
Díaz’s case became public after, on July 27, 2021, a worker from his office denounced him for having sexually abused her when she was under the influence of alcohol. According to her, she narrated before the Prosecutor’s Office, the events occurred at the Legislative headquarters located in Jirón Azángaro, in Cercado de Lima.
The debate in plenary session yesterday was based precisely on the fact that the constitutional infraction committed by Díaz was released within the Legislature, without considering the moral burden for the alleged violation.
The president of the Subcommittee on Constitutional Accusations, Lady Camones (APP), had to read a verbatim extract of the victim’s sensitive testimony to make the chamber reconsider.
in dialogue with Peru21.TVcriminal Andy Carrión recalled that the nine-month prison order requested by the Prosecutor’s Office against Díaz “reinforces the suspicion”. “At the hearing, the existence of serious elements of conviction that link the person investigated with the fact must be evaluated; secondly, that the penalty be serious; and thirdly, if there is a risk of escape or obstruction, ” explained.
I knew that
- The Judiciary had planned to evaluate the request for preventive detention against Díaz yesterday at 12:30 p.m.
- Sources from the Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that, at the request of his legal defense, and due to the Plenary regarding his disqualification, the session was rescheduled for today at 8:30 a.m.
- “Despite shameful arguments from some colleagues, conscience and respect for women prevailed”said Flor Pablo, former minister and congressman.
