Former deputy health minister denied drinking alcohol during visit to Ayacucho: ‘I only toasted as a sign of courtesy’

Henry Rebazaformer Deputy Minister of Benefits and insurancewas pronounced after his abrupt departure from the portfolio of Health. As it is public, the official ended up being fired after a video went viral on social media where a group of people are observed throwing him out of a restaurant in the area of ayacucho because apparently he drank alcohol during working hours.

in dialogue with RPP News, Rebaza explained that this situation did not happen just like that. “I did not drink alcohol, the bottle was served by the officials of the Regional Government (of Ayacucho)they are officials of the Regional Government who on the way to the airport and with the security diverted to lunch, it was lunch time, there it is in the document what time it was, “he said. raised.

Then the ousted former deputy minister argued that “it was not during working hours, it was at a time when everyone in the country was having lunch”. Additionally, he noted that the Ayacucho officials he shared with asked to have a toast in the middle of lunch when he was asked about the bottle of wine there.

“I just toasted them out of courtesy because after all, what is life like, isn’t it?” They asked me to toast the minister who is from Ayacuchana (…) because finally they said ‘we are going to toast our minister who is from Ayacuchana and because they are doing a good job and I wasn’t going to say no to them,” she added.

Rebaza wondered if the video decided his split from Sometimes. In addition, he maintained that he filed his complaint at the Alfonso Ugarte police station in Cercado de Lima and underwent a forensic examination to establish whether or not he had ingested alcohol.

“I only worked, I only fulfilled tasks, and it is a pity that in our country we only pay attention to those facts which are cordial at a time when everyone is having lunch and not don’t see the other side, the other side of violence, where they assaulted me (…) they censored me, I presented all my evidence, I consider it unfair for my career and my commitment,” he said.

Finally, the former grievor argued that during his proceeding in ayacucho he was constantly persecuted by a group of people who finally took the opportunity to confront him, attack him and shout “murderer” at him.

“This violent mob arrives and follows me since Sunday at 4 o’clock in the afternoon when I arrived at Ayacucho airport. That day I arrived and stayed at the hotel in Ayacucho , I worked at the regional hospital until 10 p.m. At dawn, 4 a.m., state security called me and alerted me and they changed my hotel because they knew a crowd was coming to the hotel,” he recalls.

“I was accommodated until 8 a.m. where they told me that I could go and fulfill this task of making the official launch of the school year in Ayacucho, at the Mariano Cáceres educational institution (. ..) I stayed there until 9:30 a.m. and as we walked through the bleachers they rushed me out of the school as the protesters were coming to the school,” he said. declared.