The general secretary of Acción Popular, Edmundo del Águila, announced that the acciopopulista party decided expel six congressmen from the current Parliamentafter being accused of alleged acts of corruption with the current Government of President Pedro Castillo.
“We reject any illicit act or abuse of power that had been committed by the Popular Action parliamentarians in some ministries and we welcome the initiation of the corresponding investigation, as ordered by the Nation’s prosecutor,” the party said. People’s Action.
Along these lines, the party founded by Belaúnde Terry mentioned that they support the investigation initiated against the congressmen and the president.
“We support that the Public Ministry has initiated an investigation into allegedly illegal acts that are attributed to the President of the Republic, ministers and other officials of the current Government, in order to clarify responsibilities.”
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Who are the congressmen expelled from Acción Popular?
It’s about the legislators Ilich Fredy Lopez Ureña, Jhaec Darwin Espinoza Vargas, Jorge Luis Flores Ancachi, Elvis Hernan Vergara Mendoza, Juan Carlos Mori Celis Y Raul Felipe Doroteo Carbajowho were accused by the effective collaborator Karelim López like the group called Los Ninos.
“We urge the congressmen involved to suspend their militancy while the investigation lasts (…) We call for the ex officio intervention of the Ethics Commission and act in accordance with the regulations,” details the statement issued by the general secretary of Acción Popular, Edmundo del Eagle.
Why were the Popular Action congressmen expelled?
The six parliamentarians were expelled for allegedly colluding with the Government of Pedro Castillo. According to collaborator Karelim Lopezthose mentioned benefited in the ministries in exchange for voting against during the vacancy processes faced by the head of state.
Juan Mori (Loreto)
Action-populist congressman Juan Carlos Mori denied being one of the five parliamentarians who, according to the testimony of businesswoman Karelim López, are designated as Los Niños. Given this, Mori stated that he will make himself available to clarify what happened.
Raul Doroteo (Ica)
Legislator Raúl Doroteo, representative of Ica, is an alternate spokesperson for Acción Popular. He has attended various meetings at the Government Palace. Even in December 2021, after leaving a meeting at the Casa de Pizarro, he announced that the president would make changes to the ministerial cabinet before Christmas.
Ilich Lopez (Junin)
The Popular Action parliamentarian, for the Junín region, gave his defense against the accusation in the testimony of the aspiring effective collaborator. In his defense, he affirms that the complaint is a systematic campaign against the gang of the lampa to “remove” them from the political center.
Darwin Espinoza (Ancash)
The acciopopulista pointed out that he has not met with the investigated Karelim López and clarified that the businesswoman would not have named him directly as involved. In that sense, he asked the press to stop implicating him in the case.
Jorge Flores (Puno)
Parliamentarian Jorge Flores, in September 2021, tried to bribe a journalist in Puno. This fact led him to undergo an investigation by the Ethics Commission of Congress. Flores denied the evidence published by this newspaper and was not questioned by the members of the working group, saying that at no time did he dare to hand over the money despite having apologized in the audiovisual record.
Elvis Vergara (Ucayali)
The congressman and spokesman for Acción Popular, Elvis Vergara, who was also accused of being one of Los Niños, assured that the statement announcing the suspension of the militancy of the six acciopopulistas is invalid.
