The Ombudsman rejected the approval of the report of the Subcommittee on Constitutional Accusations of Congress that recommended filing the complaint against former President Manuel Merino for the death of Inti Sotelo and Bryan Pintado in 2020.
Through its Twitter account, the entity pointed out that with this decision the Peruvian State fails to comply with its duty to “investigate thoroughly” any violation of human rights.
“We will evaluate the relevant legal channels to correct the effects on the rights of relatives of the deceased and victims”stressed the Ombudsman on the social network.
As it is recalled, with the casting vote of its president, Rosio Torres (Alliance for Progress), the subcommission filed the constitutional complaint against Merino de Lama and two of his former ministers for the deaths of Inti Sotelo and Bryan Pintado in the 2020 marchesas Alejandro Cavero stated in his report.
The vote took place this Friday, June 17, after Cavero’s presentation and a debate in which those who questioned the filing of the complaint asked that the witnesses and relatives of the victims be heard.
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In the end, they voted in favor of the file report Martha MoyanoErnesto Bustamante, Hernando Guerra García (Popular Force), Wilson Soto (Popular Action), Alejandro Cavero himself (Avanza País) and Alejandro Muñante (Popular Renovation).
against, voted Paul Gutiérrez, Segundo Quiroz (Teaching Bloc), María Taipe, Alfredo Pariona (Free Peru), José Jerí (Somos Perú), Reymundo Mercado (Democratic Change) and Jorge Flores (Popular Action).
Given the tie of seven votes and the abstention of María Acuña (Alliance for Progress), Rosío Torres voted and with her decisive statement eight votes were obtained in favor of the report of Alexander Cavero.
The legislator established in his report that there was no evidence that Manuel Merino or his former ministers Ántero Flores-Araoz and Gastón Rodríguez have been directly responsible for the deaths of Inti Sotelo and Bryan Pintadoas well as the injuries suffered by the demonstrators.
