benji espinozabrand new lawyer who joins the legal defense of the president peter castlereferred to the questions that the head of state about the accusations made by the businesswoman karelim lopez against him. The lawyer stated that Castle Lumps You can choose where and how to testify before the authorities.
“This is an act that involves scrupulous compliance with the Criminal Procedure Code. Article 167 establishes that, when an authority receives the testimony of a high dignitary such as the president, he can choose the place where he declares and how he does it, if he does it out loud or in writing, ”he said in dialogue with Latina.
“The collaboration of the president has to be done within the framework of the law. He is the first president of the State. The law recognizes two conductions and it is complying with it, ”he continued.
YOU CAN SEE: Hildebrandt on Acuña: A professional plagiarist says that Pedro Castillo’s thesis is valid
Spinoza reported that the head of government will respond in writing to the questions within a period not exceeding three days. In addition, he stated that the questions have just been sent.
“He is going to do it in writing and it is spontaneous. We’re going to evaluate the set of questions that we’ve just been notified about and then decide what’s appropriate. We just got the questions. The prosecutor (Luz Taquire) did not set a deadline, but we will do so as soon as possible. It doesn’t take more than three days for us to deliver the results”, he added.
On the silence of the first lady
When questioned about the situation of the first lady Lilia Paredes, who decided to remain silentthe lawyer pointed out that his decision is not “hindering” the respective investigations being carried out by the Public ministry.
The first lady Lilia Paredes was called to testify before the Prosecutor’s Office last Friday, May 13, but decided to take advantage of her right to remain silent. Photo: composition Fabrizio Oviedo / La República
YOU CAN SEE: Tania Ramírez: they denounce that Fujimorist congressman would have plagiarized two theses
“It has been said that she has refused to collaborate and they are denouncing her. That is absurd because the constitutional right to remain silent is being criminalized. The first lady has attended the summons to the first and exercises her right not to testify, even more so when the spouse is involved, ”she said.
In the same sense, the lawyer benji espinoza explained that the notification addressed to Lilia Paredes did not explicitly detail the subject of the citation.
“The control of the questions does not have the first lady, but the prosecutor. Whether she does her job well or badly is not a matter for Mrs. Lilia Paredes. One reviews the notification and it only says: ‘you are called to testify about the facts of the investigation’, but what are they? So, Mrs. Paredes has to deduct, ”she pointed out.
