Resignation. Gilmar Andia Zuniga He resigned from the position of Vice Minister of Justice this Monday, February 7. By means of a letter addressed to the head of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Minjusdh), Aníbal Torres, Andía supported his “irrevocable resignation” in the sector. This happened after five months of being appointed as deputy minister, last September.
“After more than five years of uninterrupted work in the Ministry of Justice, It has been a management where I have evidenced unprecedented actions for the institutional and technical weakening of this ministry, as well as its attached bodies that have a direct impact on the policies and actions that this portfolio has towards the population and, above all, the justice system,” reads the document.
According to Gilmar Andía, within the Ministry of Justice there is “authoritarianism, contempt for technical work and unjustified mistreatment” towards the professionals who make up the teams, which “has had a direct impact on the policies and actions of this the institution”.
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Next, the outgoing deputy minister recalled that To date, a new state attorney general has not been appointed. after the departure of daniel soria. “This situation has left the interests of the Peruvian State defenseless, which go beyond the particular interests of the Government,” he wrote.
On the other hand, he showed his support for Susana Silva Hasembak, who resigned from the position of president of the National Penitentiary Council (INPE) last February 5. For Gilmar Andía, the former head of INPE “has carried out a correct management without greater support than ‘not obeying an order'”.
”This is a clear sign of interference in the autonomy that this entity enjoys, because in accordance with the provisions of the Minjus Organization Regulations and anointings, this ministry has a supervisory but not a decision-making role on the management of prison policies, ”he says.
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Another of the reasons Andía points out is the postponement of justice reform. He assured that, despite having a public policy and a development plan that has been worked on in several administrations, “this has not been even minimally implemented without taking into account the enormous benefit it would bring to the population and to the system itself.”
Lastly, he stressed the lack of institutional pronouncement on the complaints of family violence against the outgoing head of the Council of Ministers, Héctor Valer. Andía specified that failing to take a position on the issue “sets a negative precedent and sends a signal of impunity towards society.”
“The facts narrated here, as well as the recurrent attitude that has been shown, they have generated a climate in which it is impossible for me to continue exercising the position in a technical manner for the protection and improvement of the justice system, for the benefit of the citizens to whom we owe ourselves as public officials”, he concludes.
Resignation letter from Gilmar Andía Zúñiga. Photo: document/Twitter Gilmar Andía Zúñiga
