Congress revises vote that freed Freddy Diaz, parliamentarian accused of sexual harassment, from disqualification

The plenary session of Congress is revisiting the vote that defended Congressman Freddie Diaz, accused of rape, on a final report that proposes that he be barred from public office for 10 years.

The decision was made at a meeting of the Council of Press Secretaries and will be the first topic to be discussed on the agenda of the plenary meeting.

With this revision, Congress has the opportunity to make amends for a decision that has been highly questioned by various political, institutional and press sectors. She was also criticized by a former congressional staffer who denounced Diaz.

The plenary session of the Congress made the decision last Tuesday. file report Subcommittee on Constitutional Charges it recommended that Member of Parliament Freddy Diaz be suspended for 10 years from public service for whom prosecutors are investigating alleged sexual abuse of a worker in his congressional office.

With 60 votes in favour, 2 against and 21 abstentions, 66 votes required for disqualification Diaz Monago for committing 4 constitutional violations and abusing his status as an MP, according to the above report.

Abstentions became key in deciding the fate of the congressman Freddy Diaz, who was authorized to carry out his parliamentary duties after the completion of a 120-day suspension from work without pay, which weighed heavily on him.

With abstentions, congressmen voted in favor Free Peru: Maria Aguero, Américo Gonza, Segundo Montalvo, Alfredo Pariona, Abel Reyes, Janet Rivas, Maria Taipe and former health secretary Kelly Portalatino. Congressmen also “abstained” voted Bicentennial of Peru: Herman Takuri, Edgar Tello and former Women’s Minister Cathy Ugarte. Also Guido Bellido and Jorge Marticorena from Bicentennial of Peruand not grouped: Carlos Alva and former Minister of Women’s Affairs Heidi Juarez. Luis Cordero John Tay also abstained (People’s Power)Darwin Espinozapopular action), Henry Wong (Maybe), Hector Valer (we peru), Gladys Achaise (Appendix) and Nieves Limachi (Democratic Peru).

The votes against were Louis Picon Quedothe congressman is not grouped, and the same Freddie Diaz Monago.

questions

Following the vote defending Freddy Diaz, congressman from the Cambio Democrático, Sigrid Bazan, asked to reconsider the vote. Besides, Ministry of Women (mimp)through his social networks called for a review of the aforementioned vote and demanded that sanctions be applied against Díaz Monago.

AT RPP NewsAna Maria Mendieta, executive director of the National Program to Prevent and End Violence Against Women and Family Members (Aurora) MIMP, strongly doubted that congresswomen, including former minister Kelly Portalatino, voted against. on the removal of a deputy accused of rape.

“This is not clear, because women in leadership positions and power should protect other women, especially the Minister of Women’s Affairs, who is committed to working for the benefit of the women of the country,” she commented.

Likewise, the former Minister of Women’s Affairs, Rosario Sacieta She urged parliamentarians to support the revision of the vote and said strongly that if Díaz Monago’s disqualification is not continued, a bad precedent will be set in the country regarding the consideration of cases of sexual violence in political jurisdictions.

The same applicant doubted that Freddy Diaz had not been disqualified and expressed her hope that he would be given a preventive detention, as required by the prosecutor’s office.

“I had a little hope that the results would play in my favor to be on a level playing field,” he said in Noticias’ multi-platform RPP.

“To the rest of the 21 congressmen who voted abstained, I would say that tomorrow they have the opportunity to change their vote to ratify and really succeed because of the hoaxes and terrible things in Congress,” he said.

They demand preventive detention for Freddie Diaz

The Ministry of Industry and Trade requested nine months of preventive detention for the congressman on Wednesday. Freddie Diaz Monago for the alleged crime of unconscious rape to the detriment of a former employee of his agency.

Such a request was made by the Supreme Prosecutor Zoraida Avalos, who issued a preliminary investigation against the parliamentarian. The person responsible for making the decision will be interim Chief Justice Juan Carlos Chekli, who has scheduled a closed virtual hearing to be held this Thursday at 12:30.

Prosecutor Avalos, in her support, warned of “substantiated and serious elements of a conviction that link the defendant to the commission of the alleged crime.” He also calculates the “high probability” of escaping and obstructing the investigation.