The Democratic Change spokesperson, Ruth Luquehe referred to case of former Minister of Transport and Communications Juan Silva. In that sense, he considered it “serious” that a high-ranking official involved in corruption issues eludes justice. Luke indicated that the status of fugitive that Silva currently maintains generates a “sensation of impunity”.
“It seems serious to us that a senior official who is involved in acts of corruption evades justice. This has happened with Hinostroza. You will remember that until now he cannot come to the country. And this is unfortunate, because I think it materializes a disastrous story of evasion, of evasion of our justice and creates this feeling of impunity, “he said for channel N.
Likewise, he considered that there is a climate of mistrust by having officials close to the circle of the Republic President, peter castlerelated to acts of corruption.
“The fact that people close to the circle of the President of the Republic are involved, I think that does generate a climate of mistrust and it is something that the Public Ministry has to investigate. That is why we, as a bench, have been exhorting, insisting on the importance of this investigation moving forward and not being close to political interests, ”he added.
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Ruth Luque on the report that shields Merino: “We must reflect on whether Congress should enable cases of high officials”
On the other hand, the congresswoman from Cambio Democrático referred to the report by congressman Alejandro Cavero on the responsibility of former de facto president Manuel Merino by deaths of Inti Sotelo and Bryan Pintado, during the protests of November 14against the coup.
“It is a reflection of an armor that is coming. I think that everything that has been stated during the campaign at the time, some who are congressmen who said that they were not going to lend themselves to impunity, that they were going to give way to justice, we see how suddenly a report pretends to investigate and better corroborate than the Public Ministry. When in reality, at this time, the Public Ministry should have been enabled so that high officials, like Mr. Merino, who some of the colleagues do not want us to even tell him that he is an illegitimate president, respond to justice, “he asserted.
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Luque questioned the role of Parliament and wondered if it was feasible for Congress to continue to have to authorize the cases of senior officials presented by the Prosecutor’s Office.
“In the little that I have been reviewing this report, it dares to say that, during this short time that it has corroborated, what the Public Ministry affirmed is not true, that no pellets have been used, that no other series have been used. of objects. And I find it terrible. Sorry to the victims. But also this feeling of always covering up for high officials. I believe that we must begin to reflect on whether Congress really has to continue giving authorizations in cases of high-ranking officials”, he finished.
