:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/6GAVGKXILFCRHA6NMYILA323XI.jpg "Lawyer calls for Pedro Castillo to come to Congress or have lawmakers visit him in jail to take statements")
The legal defense of Pedro Castillo insisted once again during the plenary session of the Congressthis Friday 17, that the former president comes to present his defenses before the Parliament.
Congress approves constitutional complaint against Pedro Castillo for criminal organization and influence peddling
The appeal was filed by the national prosecutor, Patricia Benavides, in October last year. The report of the charges subcommittee, on this case, received 19 votes in favor.
the lawyer Eduardo Pashas made the request during the parliamentary session, chaired by the President of the Legislative Body, Jose Williamsraised to debate and vote on the final report of the constitutional charge against the former president.
In this document, it is recommended to accuse Castle alleged crimes of aggravated criminal organization, in his capacity as head; aggravated trading in influence and complicity in an offense against the public administration – collusion, all this to the detriment of the state.
The actions of Pedro Castillo and his legal defense that hinder the collection of testimony in Congress
The former president and his legal defense denounce shortcomings in the coordination of legislative working groups. Since the commissions, however, they denounce dilatory acts.
Constitutional complaint 307 presented by the prosecutor’s office also reaches Juan Silva Villegasin his capacity as former Minister of Transport and Communications – now on the run from justice – already Geiner Alvarado Lopezin his capacity as former Minister of Housing, Construction and Sanitation.
“We ask you to state directly and in person before the Plenary of the Congress (…) This is not part of a spectacle but of a constitutional guarantee of the first order, ”said the lawyer.
Pedro Castillo: the final report of constitutional accusation will be debated this Friday the 17th
The support will be entrusted to the chairwoman of the constitutional charges subcommittee, Lady Camones, and congressman Diego Bazán
The session began shortly before 10 a.m. half an hour after and during the meetinga document formalizing the request for Pashas.
“We ask that (former President Pedro Castillo) is present in plenary orotherwise, in the sense that authority, Congress and the COMMIT they allow it, see the possibility of Congress moving to Penitentiary Headquarters so that the President directly exposesHe asked.
In turn, the owner of the Constitutional Charges Subcommittee (BAG), Lady Camonesresponded to the claims of the legal defender.
Camones-Soriano He said the lawyer’s request cannot be handled by the Congress. He explained that, if he wanted, he could extend the request to the corresponding instances.
“The attorney, with the practices we already know, recently submitted a letter today asking what he just exposed. The attorney should be reminded that Congress is not the proper body to grant this kind of authorization, but the Ministry of Justice through the National Penitentiary Institute of Peru (COMMIT),” he said.
The owner of BAG He also pointed out that the necessary facilities had been provided to the ex-president, but that he had not agreed to give his testimony.
“I think we continue with the acts of delay and obstruction. The Mr. Castle was called to participate in this session on 13 February. He was notified, he received it personally, we have the signature. He was aware of this hearing,” he said.
the deputy Diego Bazandelegated to draw up the final report, also replied Eduardo Pashas and explained that the Power Point slides he requested, during his speech, are only a summary of the same information that has already been provided to the defence.