The Minister of National Defence, javier garciahas ordered an investigation into a Military Lyceum teacher who was mentioned on social networks by a political militant, Romina Celeste Papasso Oliveras the alleged intermediary in alleged appointments of the senator of the National Party, Gustavo Penadés, with minors.
Papasso accused Penadés of being an alleged pedophile, asserting that it was he who abused her when she was still a minor and had not transitioned to her gender identity.
The Secretary of State assured that the investigation will be carried out with the maximum guaranteesand that action will only be based on the Constitution and the Law. García also stressed that, in Uruguay, we live in a democracy “with full rule of law” and the principle of presumption of innocence for all people. Justice is the only institution that can determine guilt.
The name that Romina Celeste launched into the Penadés case
The nationalist militant threw into the ring, from her social networks, the name of a history teacher from the Military Lyceum, with the last name Mauvezín. This was mentioned in a tweet on March 29, 2023.
In the message, the political militant accused the professor of filter profiles for the senator and help him make appointments with these young people who would be minors, according to his assertions. .
The Minister of National Defense clarified that the investigation did not begin due to the accusations on social networks, but rather occurred after the teacher will submit a formal license application.
The teacher agreed to take the leave a month ago, but he reinstated himself and his lawyer filed a formal complaint with the Ministry of National Defense.
The Minister stressed that the administrative investigation is ongoing and that the Justice is expected to determine its results. “We arranged a administrative investigation in the Ministry of National Defense and we will be at what the administrative investigation or the Prosecutor’s Office determines, ”García specified.
