Because the session was semi-presential, the Minister of the Interior, Juan José Santiváñez, answered 29 questions from the interrogatory document on citizen insecurity in the middle of an almost empty chamber.
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Television and social media images confirmed that, at times, Santiváñez was in the middle of a plenary session with less than ten congressmen.
In his speech, the head of the Interior maintained that the National Police and the Public Ministry must work hand in hand as allies to fight crime, in order to guarantee the security of all Peruvians.
Regarding the law approved by Congress that returns to the Police the powers to be in charge of investigations, the head of the Interior said that the Police “is trained and has the experience to develop these investigations in a technical and professional manner,” always within the scope of the law and with absolute respect for fundamental rights.
“It is important to remember that the National Police and the Public Ministry must work hand in hand as allies to confront crime and guarantee the safety of all Peruvians. These powers do not replace the role of the Public Ministry, but rather complement it so that the process of justice is more agile and effective,” said the minister.
At another time, Santiváñez denied that the Executive is seeking to question the role of the High Complexity Crime Investigation Division (Diviac) of the Police and clarified that it does not have a political function and does not serve that type of interest but rather the law.
He also indicated that his portfolio is implementing operations such as Safe Dawn, Safe Return, Plan Génesis and the Gorex Group, recently created to fight against extortion.
ALMOST EMPTY HEMICYCLE
In one of the passages of the Plenary Session, the spokesperson for Fuerza Popular, Arturo Alegría, criticized the low attendance of his colleagues from other benches, despite the fact that the majority of members of his political group were not present either.
This low attendance of legislators was due to the fact that today’s Plenary session was semi-in-person and not in-person.
URBAN TERRORISM LAW
On the other hand, it was confirmed that in the plenary session this Thursday, that is, tomorrow, the law that typifies the crime of urban terrorism will be passed.
The premier reported that the Executive’s bill was sent to Parliament today, for its accumulation with other bills on this topic.
The president of the Oversight Commission, Juan Burgos, told Peru21 that next week the Minister of the Interior would be summoned to testify, for the second time, regarding the escape of Vladimir Cerrón.
He also confirmed that in today’s plenary session he will request a vote on the request for investigative commission powers for his working group.
THEY ASK FOR YOUR RESIGNATION
The spokesperson for Together for Peru – Voices of Change (JPP-VdC), Roberto Sánchez, asked the Minister of the Interior to resign due to the increase in cases of hitmen and extortion, as well as the audio scandal that implicates him in the case. of the escape of Vladimir Cerrón.
Peru21 He asked him if his group was going to promote a motion of censure against Santiváñez, but until the closing of this edition he did not respond.
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