:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/ASTLT7KDC5BP3OHPS42YQ6WMI4.jpg "The Minister of Justice defends the position of Dina Boluarte not to testify before the prosecution for the dead in the demonstrations 1")
Honorable Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Jose Tellodefended the position of the President of the Republic, To Boluartenot to come in person to Public minister respond to the survey by genocide there homicide concerning deaths occurring during social demonstrations. On the contrary, he asked that his decision to testify virtually or to government palace.
The Minister of Justice warns that the prosecution wants to mistreat Dina Boluarte as he did with Pedro Castillo
José Tello stressed that the Head of State wants to make his statements, but that she will only do so virtually
“The president wanted to have, and this corresponds to her right, a hearing, a virtual statement. It is his decision that must be respected”, he underlined in a dialogue with Canal N. Then, the head of the Executive power ruled out that this action is aimed at not collaborating with the investigations that the National Prosecutor, Patricia BenavidesIs in charge.
“It’s not that I don’t want to go to the prosecution. She (Boluarte) is willing to testify virtually. You have to respect the president in her decision; and, I repeat, you have to give the figure of the president the Republic this attitude of respect that has been so lost,” he added.
José Tello supports the initiative to toughen sentences: “The challenge must be respected, but it cannot end in acts of violence”
The Minister of Justice ruled out that the executive’s proposal was “authoritarian” in the context of the state of emergency. In addition, he clarified that only a request from the judiciary has been processed.
The head of Minjus underlined that the prosecution went to the headquarters of the Government in case he wants to get a statement from a head of state. However, with the advent of Pedro Castillo In power, this situation has changed since the Cajamarca professor has gone to the public prosecutor’s office on several occasions to respond to the corruption investigations opened against him.
