The congressmen of the bench of People’s Renewal generated a stir this Friday the 26th after, without even having the power to do so, they gave him a supposed “medal of honor” to the Argentine far-right Agustín Laje, who made notice of distinction through their social networks, despite the fact that the delivery of These decorations are the responsibility of the Board of Directors of Congress.
In the middle of the week of representation and without even an announcement made by the news portal of the same Congressthe parliamentarians of Popular Renovation summoned in a ceremony reserved to Laje to give him this distinction.
The party’s spokesperson, Jorge Montoya, José Cueto, the recently added congresswoman Gladys Echaíz, among others, were present at the event. The Argentine conservative was awarded a medal of honor along with a diploma, despite the fact that the reason for such irregular recognition was not even explained.
The fact became relevant after the same character announced the questioned event through his social networks. “Today I was distinguished with the Medal of Honor of the Congress of the Republic of Peru. Immense honor! (sic)”Laje specified in his account Twitter.
The youtuber was “decorated” despite the fact that this type of distinction can only be granted by the Board of Directors of Congress. Photo: capture by Agustín Laje/Twitter
However, there are doubts about the validity of this recognition. According to Law 26740, In order for a Congressional Medal of Honor to be awarded, it must be approved “by resolution of the Council, at the proposal of the President of Congress, based on eminent services rendered to the nation by persons or institutions.”
In addition, in the fourth article of said regulation, it is clearly explained that those who make up said council must be “the members of the Board of Directors, two members of the most representative parliamentary groups and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign and Interparliamentary Relations, who acts as secretary.
However, to date there is no information that said agreement has been reached by the president Lady Camones and the bench of People’s Renewal it is not some parliamentary groups with greater representativeness.
