In the latest edition of ‘Sin Guion’, Rosa Maria Palacios He spoke about the formation of the Board of Directors, with Eduardo Salhuanto, of the Alliance for Progress, at the head.
The journalist reviewed the parliamentarian’s links with illegal and informal miners, and how despite this background, Congress appointed him presidentShe also expressed surprise that few business associations had come out to express their voice of protest in the face of this situation.
“Eduardo Salhuana is the representative of Madre de Dios in Congress, the only one there is, because Madre de Dios only has one representative (…) but for a long time, especially the time he was not a congressman, he has been a lawyer for the Federation of artisanal miners of Madre de Dios, who are basically informal or illegal miners,” explained the journalist.
In addition to Salhuana’s questions, the others members of the Board of Directors of Congress; Patricia Juárez, Waldemar Cerrón and Alejandro Cavero have not shown themselves to be parliamentarians who work to improve democracy in Peru.
“That’s what we have. That’s the table that applauds the most. Keiko Fujimori, César Acuña and their friends, in the face of the absolute silence of business associations that should have been standing in front saying, this is not possible, we cannot continue to accept this. We have no political representation, we have no rule of law,” he lamented.
RMP on Eduardo Salhuana: “He is linked to a criminal organization”
Rosa María regretted the new composition of the Board of Directors, especially because of the president’s ties to a criminal economy, which is illegal mining.
“This is the de facto pact. This rubbish that we are seeing now, which is representative, I always insist. Of course it is representative of the congressmen. The president linked to an illegal activity. The first vice president, promoter of unconstitutional laws, to modify the Constitution. Patricia Juárez has successfully managed to modify the Constitution by a law and I am referring to the question of confidence. Waldemar Cerrón manages the agenda of a fugitive, and Alejandro Cavero has the Subcommittee of Constitutional Accusations to manage it as a chaira,” he reflected.
Eduardo Salhuana is the new president of Congress. Photo: screenshot Congreso TV
The journalist recalled that in addition to Transparencia and Comex, the largest business associations such as Confiep opted for a comfortable silence in the face of the announced victory of this list.
“So, it must be said that this Board of Directors is what Congress is. What I did not expect was the silence, with some very valuable and courageous exceptions, it must be noted. But, the silence that we are going to talk about, that I did not expect. Maybe you agree, maybe there are very few of us who call attention to what it means to have a president of Congress linked to a criminal organization. Maybe we are not worried anymore, if we have put up with (Alejandro) Soto, with all his faults,” he said.
In this regard, he stressed what Illegal mining is causing damage to Madre de Dios, the Salhuana region, where 10,077 hectares have been lost so far.
“This is mining, mind you, it must be said, that does not replace what it destroys. Not at all, it does not remedy, there is no OEFA, there is nothing. It leaves you with a desert area, sand. That is what it leaves you with,” he said.
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