The Fujimorist legislator Arturo Alegría García, who opposed the approval of the congressional investigation report that blames Repsol for him oil spill in Ventanillapreviously met with a person from the company Llorente y Cuenca (LLyC), which was lobbying in favor of the Spanish company.
Llorente y Cuenca released a “memory aid” among the congressmen, in which he maintains that the commission chaired by legislator Margot Palacios, from Peru Libre, issued a “biased” report for “ideological reasons.”
The report you were referring to Llorente and Cuenca attributes to Repsol the poor management of the oil spill off the coast of Ventanilla“causing irreparable damage to the ecology and biodiversity of the geographical area that has been contaminated in its fullness.”
On September 15, Arthur Joywhen the report was on the Plenary’s agenda for debate and approval, He filed a preliminary question with the same arguments as Repsol and proposed that the document be returned to the commission.
“It is a pity that when a report is issued this comes loaded with a political and ideological bias”, were the words of the Fujimori Alegría.
With 60 votes in favor and 42 against, the majority of the Parliament supported the previous question of Alegría (see box).
Repsol hired Llorente and Cuenca to manage the crisis that broke out after the oil spill in Ventanillaconfirmed this newspaper.
The Llorente y Cuenca document alleges that the report of the congressional commission is “ideological”, because “Perú Libre is a left-wing party with a marked anti-business discourse, that seeks to characterize large companies as enemies of citizenship.”
The consultant’s report is signed by Paola Fune Zambranoat that time senior director of Public Affairs of Llorente and Cuenca. She met with the Fujimori congressman Arturo Alegría.
Interviewed by La República, Arturo Alegría accepted that he met with Llorente and Cuenca. But he denied having discussed the Repsol case.
“Formally, (Llorente and Cuenca) have not asked me (to reject the report). I doubt that this information was sent to me through another channel. But, beyond that (…), In any case, it is good that a consultant (Llorente and Cuenca) realizes the negative charge that this report had”, Alegría declared to this newspaper.
Another of the legislators visited by Llorente and Cuenca was the Fujimori congressman Nano Guerra Garcia, although he said that they did not talk to him about the Repsol issue. However, he voted for the investigation report not to be debated and returned to committee.
“This girl (Paola Fune Zambrano, from Llorente and Cuenca) has been to the meeting she asked us for, but to discuss casino issues. You know that Llorente y Cuenca sees several themes. (…) I think he came with other people”, Guerra Garcia pointed out.
Paola Fune also visited congressmen from other groups, such as José Cueto Aservi, from Renovación Popular, who accepted the meeting with Llorente and Cuenca.
“Yes, they have been to my office. She (Paola Fune) has gone once or twice, I don’t remember. Not only about the Repsol case, I don’t remember if she has talked about the Repsol issue, because she was looking at a transportation issue. Now, suddenly, we have touched on the subject of Repsol, for sure. I don’t remember. First I don’t know if I have that report. (…) That is his job, the logical thing is that he goes looking for several. That’s what they pay him for.” Cueto accepted.
The Repsol company told this newspaper that it would not give any statements on the case. While Llorente y Cuenca stated that he would offer his version when he deemed it convenient. Paola Fune was promoted.
covert campaign
The “memory aid” and the chats that Llorente and Cuenta distributed to the congressmen to torpedo investigation report on oil spill in Ventanilla.
Fujimori congressman Arturo Alegría was visited by Llorente and Cuenca before the debate on the report.
