Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrad confirmed that the former first lady lilia paredes Y her 2 children arrived in Mexico, after being granted political asylum and subsequent safe-conduct. “I inform you that Pedro Castillo’s family is already in the city Mexico. Our country has honored its tradition of asylum. I recognize the ambassador Paul Monroy and the effectiveness of their efforts in complex circumstances”, indicated the Mexican authorities.
Marcelo Ebrard highlighted the work of Ambassador Pablo Monroy. Photo: Capture Twitter
In addition, Martín Borrego Llorente, representative of the General Directorate for South America of the Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary, published on his social networks that he was in charge of receiving the former president’s family in Mexican territory.
“I inform you that Pedro Castillo’s family is already in Mexico City. Our country has honored his tradition of asylum. I recognize Ambassador Pablo Monroy for the effectiveness of his efforts in complex circumstances”
Photo published by Martín Borrego after the arrival of Lilia Paredes in Mexico. Photo: Twitter Martín Borrego Llorente
Lilia Paredes left Peruvian territory for Mexico
During the early hours of this December 21, the former first lady Lilia Paredes, together with her two minor children, were seen going through security controls at the Jorge Chávez airport. According to the images that América Noticias was able to obtain, together with them the presence of the Mexican ambassador in Peru, Pablo Monroy, who was declared persona non grata by the Peruvian government and was given a period of 72 hours to leave the country.
The flight of the family of former President Pedro Castillo was scheduled at 1:40 am and would arrive at its destination at 6:50 am (Mexican time). Both Lilia Paredes and her children will live under the protection of the Government of the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who granted them political asylum.
Lilia Paredes will not be extradited and will remain free from justice as long as she has political asylum
Former Foreign Minister Miguel Rodríguez Mackay affirmed that, when the political asylumendorsed by the Caracas Convention, lilia paredes is protected by the Mexican State, so an extradition request is “a serious ignorance of international law.”
Pedro Castillo’s family in Mexico. Photo: Twitter Marcelo Ebrad
in dialogue with The Republicthe internationalist mentioned that those people who have diplomatic asylum “remain subordinate, inactive and exempt from any procedure such as extradition.”
“Mexico will not back down from its decision to protect —as political persecution— the family of former President Castillo. Nor would he agree to a request from the Peruvian government for extradition. That would be a great contradiction, which has neither head nor tail, ”he declared.
