The State Attorney General (PGE) announced the dismissal of Silvana Carrión as ad hoc attorney Lava Jato casea decision that responds to the repeated orders of the mayor of Lima, Rafael López Aliagaalthough his political group is investigated within the same process.
The decision was formalized this Friday, September 5 through a statement from the PGEwhich justified the measure as a culmination of confidence in the designation of Carrión. However, the ex -processor denounced that it is the first consummate case in which the institution yields to political pressures. “It is the first consummated act in which State Attorney General It allows political interference, the act where it is mentioned because my case will be analyzed says that it is at the request of the mayor of the Municipality of Lima, “he said.
Carrión said the measure responds directly to orders made by López Aliagawho in their status as mayor and leader of Popular renewal He would have requested his departure on at least three occasions. To this is added the pressure exerted by congressmen of that same bench, who even went to the Attorney General’s Office To demand your departure.
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According to its version, the removal not only constitutes an act of interference, but also represents a conflict of interest, since Popular renewal faces processes related to Odebrecht case. In that line, he questioned that the state entity has agreed to withdraw who promoted the civil persecution of said group.
Carrión also revealed to have been the subject of harassment by López Aliagathrough messages sent directly to your phone. As he explained, communications included warnings about the dissemination of discredit campaigns if certain demands were paved in judicial procedures. Although he reported these facts to the PGEaffirms that the institution chose to address the requests of the capital bourgeoisiestre.
“The president of the political group Popular renewalwhich is included in a criminal case in which we participate, there is an obvious current conflict of interest (…) A group of popular renewal congressmen attended the June 9 to the June 9 PGE To ask the attorney, including the congressman Muñantewho is president of the Lava Jato commission, my departure from office (…) has written me (López Aliaga) in May and June of this year, indicating, intimidating me that I had to make the decision to enter the procedure of Discovery Because if I was not going to publish several things in the press (…) I have communicated it to my entity, what they have done is to attend the requests of the mayor of Lima, “said Channel N.
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Procuraduría argues Carrión dismissal with “loss of confidence”
In the statement of the State Attorney General It was officially reported that the designation of Silvana Carrión was concluded at the head of the Ad hoc attorney for the Lava Jato case. The institution argued that the current processes will continue its normal development and without affecting the defense of the interests of the State.
However, as explained by Carrión, the decision was taken by taking into account the orders sent by the mayor of Lima, which reinforces the version of Carrión on political interference. The former official has questioned that the loss of confidence invoked lacks clear foundations, because until a few weeks ago it had support from the PGE.
“By press media I have been able to read the act that has been published from the Board of Directors of the Attorney General’s Office. One of the points says that in attention to the orders that the mayor of the Municipality of Lima has reached the PGE and is based on those requests, which are like three, which finally the Board of Directors makes the evaluation and makes the decision of the cessation,” he said.
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The ex -processor said that it is contradictory to allege a lack of trust when there have been no objective or documented reasons that justify it. In his opinion, it is a separation motivated exclusively by external pressures and not by performance evaluations.
“Trust has to have a cause. Why suddenly, until last week, the PGE If I had confidence in the work we did ours and suddenly today I lost confidence? For a request from the mayor? What is the reason that justifies that loss of trust? The loss of trust has to be motivated, “he said.
