The Ombudsman expressed his concern about the recent changes in the Ministerial Cabinet, after the president of the Council of Ministers, Hannibal Torresmade his position available and President Pedro Castillo did not accept his resignation.
Through a statement, he considered “worrying” the capacity for proposal and commitment that Torres Vásquez can exercise as spokesman for the Government, since he had announced to the country his decision to withdraw from the Executive Power.
Likewise, he said that he was struck by the change of portfolio of the minister Geiner Alvaradowhich has moved from the Housing sector to the Transport sector, without having previously justified the reasons for the 200% budget increase received by the municipality of Anguíathe same that would have been used in the execution of 12 projects tendered for more than 30 million soles, some of which would have been awarded irregularly.
“In order to clarify this fact, we have requested information from the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation through Official Letter No. 0182-2022-DP/ALCCTEE”he noted in the document.
In the same way, he criticized that the Interior Minister has been ratified in the cabinet Willy Huertawho questioned the composition of the police team appointed by his predecessor, Mariano Gonzalezin support of the special team of prosecutors against the corruption of power.
The Ombudsman also criticized Huerta for appointing the retired general Whitman Rivers as the new general director of intelligence (Digimin), despite the fact that he would have a history of leaking classified information from ongoing investigations.
“Ríos will be the superior of Colonel Harvey Colchado, a member of the aforementioned police team and whose removal from it was requested by Minister Huerta himself”he stated.
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The entity also insisted that it is up to the newly formed cabinet to act in accordance with the protection of said general interest by keeping civil servants, civil servants and qualified personnel from their ministries, and incorporating civil servants who meet the minimum standard established by Law 31419 or higher. .
The purpose is “guarantee proper management and the consequent establishment and implementation of public policies that effectively address the serious problems facing the country”.
“We call on the Executive Power to put the interests of the country and the citizens first, for which, within the framework of its constitutional function, it will supervise the observance of the aforementioned constitutional mandates, and the fulfillment and effective enjoyment of human rights. of all people in the country, particularly people in a situation of vulnerability”sentenced.
