Inclusion. President Pedro Castillo and his family environment remain in the sights of the Prosecutor’s Office, well this time his nephew Jaime Vasquez Castillo, brother of Fray Vásquez, a fugitive from justice after being investigated by a criminal organizationwould be in collusion with Edgar Leon Ordonez to collect part of the salaries of officials appointed by the same.
A report issued by Cuarto Poder showed how Jaime Vásquez Castillo would receive S / 2,000 per month as part of an agreement with León Ordóñez, who would be a close friend of Pedro Castillo’s nephew and who received three times the payment made by Edgar Lucio Lópezformer general manager of the National Superintendency of State Assets (SBN).
According to Lucio López, the same Jaime Vásquez Castillo received “in hand” —twice— part of the S/ 20,000 delivered for having accessed the executive position in the SBN. The former official said that he was asked, again, the same amount at the request of the incoming superintendent, Roger Gavidia, also designated by Vásquez Castillo. “I need 20,000 soles a month. I don’t know, you get where you can, ”she told him.
According to Edgar Lucio’s version, León Ordóñez manages the SBN at the request of Jaime Vásquez Castillo, who would have hired him in February of this year as a financial advisor for an amount of S / 35,000. Subsequently, he was placed as senior management adviser for a similar amount. However, currently there is none.
For Andy Carrion, all these elements would make Jaime Vásquez Castillo included in the prosecutor’s investigation that is followed against his brother Friar Vasquez and his cousin Gian Marco Castillo by criminal organization.
in conversation with The Republicthe criminal lawyer mentioned that the complaint issued by Fourth Power continues the same “leading thread” turned into a reason for the Public Ministry to include the family environment of Pedro Castillo for having incorporated public officials into the public administration.
“Based on the analysis of the previous facts that have motivated the inclusion of the other family members, this (the complaint against Jaime Vasquez) it would be perfectly possible to the family term. The question would be, what is the power it would have to take off these criminal behaviors? It was the power that the President of the Republic implied, otherwise he could not do it, ”he explained.
Castillo’s nephew would also be denounced for bribery and influence peddling
Indeed, Carrión considered that the Public ministry may include the testimony of Edgar Lucio López given to the media as a summation element to the investigations against the other nephews of Castillo Terrones. “Especially on the subject of suggesting, proposing public officials or receiving money as compensation. It would be perfectly possible,” she said.
Jaime Vásquez Castillo is one of the nephews of Pedro Castillo, who has up to seven tax investigations. Photo: capture/Fourth Estate
A similar position was taken by Mario Amoretti, former dean of the Lima bar association, who affirmed that the case of Jaime Vásquez would add to the investigation against the head of state, as happened with the former Minister of Transport, John Silvaand the former presidential secretary, Bruno Pacheco.
“We see that there is a role of criminal functions where the nephews of the president are involved. This confirms that we are dealing with a criminal organization”, Said the penalist to this newsroom. In addition, he mentioned that Vásquez Castillo could be sued for fraud, since he would be giving jobs in a public entity “asking for a percentage of what he gets.”
Lawyer Luis Lamas points out that Jaime Vásquez Castillo could also be investigated for specific bribery and influence peddling. “This is not only a criminal organization issue,” the criminalist told this newspaper.
In this sense, he mentioned that the Prosecutor’s Office must incorporate the testimony of the former manager of the SBN, Edgar Lucio López, using the same operativeness in the cases of Friar Vasquez Y Gian Marco Castillo. “Everyone is on the same line.”
The Prosecutor’s Office can now open a preliminary investigation against Jaime Vásquez
Jaime Vásquez Castillo would be the third nephew of Pedro Castillo investigated by the Prosecutor’s Office. Photo: composition by Fabrizio Oviedo/La República
Andy Carrión was surprised that the Public Ministry has not yet informed Pedro Castillo’s nephew of an investigation. The lawyer reported that, with the elements of the journalistic complaint, The Prosecutor’s Office can carry out measures such as search, seizure, claim for evidence, and, eventually, the request for preliminary arrests.
“The Prosecutor’s Office applies these measures to start the process. If you have the nephew of the president, a politically exposed person, and he has carried out this type of conduct, the way to open an investigation would be immediate. This applied to the other nephews,” he asserted.
However, Mario Amoretti clarifies that the prosecution it’s not pronounced “because these investigations are reserved”. “We will see if it is made public or not, but the point is that all tax investigations are confidential,” he added.
