Former Minister of the Interior Willy Huerta will offer his defenses at 8 in the morning for the complaint that accuses him of being a co-author of the crime of rebellion against the State.
The former Minister of the Interior Willy Orchard will be presented this Monday, February 6, before the Subcommittee on Constitutional Accusations of the Congress of the Republic to explain in what circumstances the coup d’état perpetrated by the former president occurred Pedro Castillo on December 7, 2022. The session that will be held at 8:00 am and will be led by the congresswoman Lady Camones It is the continuation of the hearing that investigates the ex-ministers Betsy Chavez and Roberto Sanchezwho were allegedly in the presidential office the day the ex-president issued the message to the nation.
In the previous session, the former ministers Alejandro Salas, Félix Chero and Heidy Juárez They participated as witnesses and indicated that the day Castillo Terrones announced the closure of Congress and new reforms in the justice system, they did not observe the presence of Roberto Sánchez in Pedro Castillo’s office, as stated in his statement before the Prosecutor’s Office by the former minister Willy Huerta.
According to the statement of the general commander of the PNP, on December 7, 2022, he received a call from Willy Huerta, who told him that Pedro Castillo wanted to give him a disposition. The high police command mentioned that, during the communication, the former head of state ordered the arrest of the National Prosecutor, Patricia Benavides, and not to withdraw people from Congress.
According to the accusation of the Public Ministry, at the time prior to the presidential message, Willy Huerta, Roberto Sánchez, Heydi Juárez and Alejandro Salas were present at the Government Palace, where Betssy Chávez coordinated with the press what would be the message to the nation of Pedro Castillo.
For this reason, the National Prosecutor, Patricia Benavides, informed the Congress of the Republic that she decided to include former ministers Betssy Chávez and Willy Huerta in the preliminary investigation for the alleged crime of rebellion – alternatively, conspiracy – for which asks former president Pedro Castillo.
