:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/HUWASMHZNFAFLDVMGYUQ5VVIOA.jpg "Congressional Oversight Commission quotes Pedro Castillo for this Wednesday: 'He has a legal obligation' 1")
The ex-president Pedro Castillodetained in Barbadillo prison, was summoned this Wednesday by the Congressional Control Commission to testify in the investigation of the “Anguía case”, which involves an alleged network led by the former president to grant public works for the benefit of his family
The brothers of Lilia Paredes recounted their links with Hugo Espino before the Supervisory Commission
David Paredes said he had made a loan of 90,000 soles to the businessman, but so far he has not paid it. For his part, Walter Paredes said he did not know Espino.
Hector Ventura, The president of the aforementioned working group, indicated that Castillo had already been informed and that his virtual presentation was coordinated with the National Penitentiary Institute (Inpe). The former president “is obliged to appear, since he no longer has the prerogatives of head of state”, specified the legislator.
The appointment will be from 9:00 am. “All the coordinations have been made to make it virtual. Let’s remember that when he was president, he caused several problems by trying to obstruct and delegitimize the investigations that we were doing in the Commission,” Ventura said.
“On more than four occasions, we quoted the former president, but he found excuses. Today, there is no excuse, he has a legal obligation, otherwise he could be prosecuted for contempt,” he added.
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In the case, where the ruling anti-corruption task force also singles out former first lady Lilia Paredes as part of an alleged corruption network with her brothers and businessman Hugo Espino, Castillo is a witness. However, Ventura clarified that the situation could change from that investigated in the coming days.
Last Friday, the Standing Committee approved the report that recommends indicting Castillo for crimes of criminal organization, influence peddling and collusion to the detriment of the state, ahead of the vote in the plenary session of Parliament in which they must ratify the decision.
This complaint responds to irregularities observed in the works of the Tarata II bridge and other alleged cases of corruption linked to the public company Petroperú and the Ministry of Housing.
Lilia Paredes: the Congress Control Commission summons the brothers of the former first lady for this Wednesday 8
Former President Pedro Castillo’s brothers-in-law, David Alfonso and Walter Enrique Paredes, are to appear before this task force along with three other people as witnesses.
Currently, Castillo has been in pretrial detention since December 7 after a failed self-coup attempt, the same day Congress voted on a vacancy motion for “permanent moral incapacity.”