As it was found, Senator Pedro Santacruz achieved the appointment of his partner, Jorgelina Candia, as director of Political Parties and Movements of the Electoral Justice, barely a month after having assumed César Rossel as minister of the institution.
This It would have been a return of favors, for the vote of Santacruz so that Rossel is elected.
1/2 @psantacruzpy He had his wife Jorgelina Candia appointed as Director of Parties and Mov. politicians of @TSJE_Py 1 month after César Rossel took office, who promised to appoint her in exchange for Santacruz’s vote to be appointed. Pedrito’s vote is worth double. pic.twitter.com/isGKWVx4IQ
— Mirian Soilán (@mysoilan) April 4, 2023
“It is striking that the senator is the most questioning of “old practices”. He makes complaints whenever it is about others and not him, of course. Is your wife Pedrito going to give up? Or are you going to resign? wrote the journalist Mirian Soilán.
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For his part and in the same vein as the complaint, the Colorado deputy Basilio Núñez, stated that Santacruz is a “great manipulator” and accused him of committing influence peddling in relation to the complaint.
This false transparent #PedroSantacruz that he is already saying goodbye to congress, a great manipulator, this is not influence peddling, giving his wife a load in the @TSJE_Py in exchange for his vote, because by capacity I do not believe, but he threatens Ministers, Members of the Jury pic.twitter.com/zxOeEaFFFb
— Bachi nuñez (@bachinunez_nuez) April 4, 2023
“It is the same one that threatens to air audios, to denounce nepotism, etc. We know that he is a secretary of Efraín Alegre, surely he wants one more position for a relative, that is why he is preparing to denounce a Minister as well, ”said the deputy.
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