Cathy Ugarte: “Minister Vicente Romero should have resigned, not come to Congress to wash his hands”

congresswoman Cathy Ugarte defended a vote of no confidence which he presented to the Minister of the Interior, Vincent Romeroafter his speech in the plenary session of Congress to respond to three interpellation papers, including a past police operation at the National University of the Mayor of San Marcos.

“We have listened to the answers of the Minister of the Interior, in which he practically washes his hands, knowing that he bears political responsibility for the disproportionate force that took place not only in University of San Marcosbut also in regions where there are more than 60 dead, hundreds of injured and innocent people who ceased to exist, minors who wash their hands of,” he told RPP Noticias.

“I am collecting signatures because 36 are needed, but I see that people are demanding justice. The Minister of the Interior, out of decency and dignity, should have resigned, and not come to tell us things that he practically washes his hands of. and blames the police or the individualization of law enforcement forces,” he added.

In a conversation with the Sin Vueltas program, the parliamentarian said that what happened during this operation at the University of San Marcos shows that the intelligence work “did not work”, as well as strategies to counter the mobilizations. In his opinion, this should have been the reason for the resignation of the minister.

“He should have resigned out of decency and not run such an important ministry, which should have a person who really meets the needs of this ministry. We have all seen on the video (San Marcos) where the tanks enter through the doors and break the lock. I think that we should not reach this level,” he said.

“He must admit that there has been an abuse of power and he is politically responsible as a minister. He cannot come to wash his hands. In Brazil, there was a power grab where thousands of people wanted to take various powers, but there was not a single death. Here in three months we have more than 60 deaths, and it cannot be that he washes his hands,” he added.

“Political responsibility for the abuse of power”

Earlier in her Twitter account, the deputy said that she filed the petition after the minister’s statement about the police operation at the National University of the Mayor of San Marcos (UNMSM), which took place on January 23.

According to a document accessed by RPP Noticias, the reports allege that the Peruvian National Police used “a disproportionate use of force” during the operation.

<< Condemn the Minister of the Interior, Mr. Vicente Romero Fernandez, holding him politically responsible for the abuse of power and disproportionate use of force by the Peruvian National Police during the intervention carried out at the National University of the Mayor of San Marcos on January 21, 2023, demonstrating a lack of leadership and unfit to lead the sector under its responsibility,” reads the document, which RPP Noticias had access to.

During the debate at the plenary session of the bench Alliance for ProgressHe Arbitration block And Democratic change – together for Peru They demanded the resignation of Interior Minister Vicente Romero and that he assume his political responsibility.

Minister of Internal Affairs, Vincent Romeroassured that the country now lives in a democratic system “thanks to the historic decision of the National Police to neutralize the coup d’état”, alluding to the social protests that are taking place in various regions where part of the Peruvians are asking for, among other things, the resignation of President Dina Boluarte and the promotion of general elections .

In his address to the plenary session of Congress, where he went to respond to the three interpellation papers, he indicated that in the face of a “dangerous scenario for the stability and permanence of the democratic system,” his sector sent human, logistical resources to “strengthen the authorities”.

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