The program Cuarto Poder denounced that Karol Lizzeth Vílchez Ramírez, one of the alleged operators of John Silva in the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC), would have been hired in said portfolio thanks to the recommendation of Congressman Elías Varas (Perú Bicentenario).
According to the Sunday, the former secretary general of the Government Palace Bruno Pacheco has confessed before the Prosecutor’s Office that Vílchez Ramírez would have been one of the operators of the portfolio where various corruption crimes would have been perpetrated.
According to official records, the official was hired to “preparation of monitoring and evaluation reports” in the TCM last November for 14 thousand soles in two months. In January, the bachelor was commissioned to make “follow-up and monitoring of contracts, agreements and concessions in the transport sector” until March for S / 14 thousand in total.
The program spoke with Leandro Cernaformer advisor to the parliamentarian, who assured that Karol Vilchez He visited the congressional office in the company of his father, Luis Vílchez, the congressman’s technician.
When asked if he had any influence in the hiring of Vílchez at the MTC, Varas responded defensively and asked to be shown evidence to prove that.
“He’s accusing me of influence peddling. That is serious, I can report you (…) show me the test where I suggest the minister accept the lady. If they bring me the proof, I will accept whether it is true or not.”, stated the legislator.
Leandro Cerna also commented that congressman Elías Varas would have tried to recommend to Jeremias Huaman Ramirez to be deputy minister of the same portfolio.
“For him, he said that he wanted him to be the Deputy Minister of Transportation, which is why Karol Vílchez, Vílchez’s daughter, was always, always, in the office. She always arrived and then the same congressman said, she is going to the Ministry of Transportation”, said the former adviser.
“Let him teach test load. that’s all? I am not a criminal. I know my duties. The congressman is not for influence peddling”, responded the parliamentarian in front of it.