the revelations that businesswoman Karelim López made before the Public Ministry, has generated a crisis in the government of the President Pedro Castillo. López declared that the president would be part of an organization dedicated to favoring himself with tenders in the Ministry of Transport and Communicationsamong others.
Faced with the crisis generated by these declarations, authorities and leaders of the regions of ArequipaPuno and Cusco, coincide in a common point: it must be clarify the sayings of the businesswoman by the president.
The regional governor of Cusco, Jean Paul Benaventepointed out that the accusations against Castillo generate uncertainty in the country, for which he asked that the president further explain the complaint.
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Benavente, although he was against a possible vacancy, said that it is necessary that Castillo collaborates with the investigations, but at the same time the Public Ministry, through an investigation, determines if the statements made by López are true.
The secretary of the Departmental Federation of Workers of Arequipa (FDTA), José Luis Chapa, has a similar position. He referred that The case must be investigated quickly and the case must not be used to try to vacate to the president. “If they want to get Castillo out, we will go out to the streets to march.”
For his part, the mayor of Cusco, Víctor Boluarte, stated that, without prejudice to the investigations that must be initiated against the president, a way must be found to curb the climate of instability that exists in the country. He called for encouraging governance, which is being lost. He indicated that the current situation harms the economic reactivation of the country.
Meanwhile, the secretary of the Departmental Federation of Workers of Cusco (FDTC), Germán Santoyo, acknowledged that the information poured against the president increases mistrust of authority.
“Everyone must go”
For the leader of the Front of Popular Organizations (FOP) of Puno, Cesar Hugo Tito Rojas, Karelim López must be investigated. He indicated that it is known that the businesswoman contributed to the electoral campaign of the Fujimori party. “The Public Ministry must corroborate the statements that it has provided on illegal assumptions that have been committed in the PresidencyOtherwise, we would be observing a great lie orchestrated by the right”.
Likewise, he said that in case of finding responsibility for alleged crimes involving Castillo, he must assume his responsibilities when his term ends.
“In case of vacancy promoted by the right-wing mafiaEveryone must go, both the president and the congressmen. A constituent assembly must be installed and a new constitution drawn up,” concluded Tito Rojas.
Must resign if allegations are proven
The Mayor of Miraflores (Arequipa) Luis Aguirre Chavezpointed out that President Pedro Castillo should resign if he committed any crime.
The mayor considers that the decision should come from the president himself to put an end to the political crisis. “If the Executive has transgressed a norm thatfor the president himself to come out.”
Aguirre does not consider that the way out of the crisis is to call general elections, that is, for the president and congressmen.
