Roberto Sanchez after not being suspended: “This is an opportunity to clarify the facts”

congressman Roberto Sanchez indicated that he will cooperate with the investigation against him after the plenary session of Congress tonight approved the constitutional indictment against him and former ministers Betsy Chavez And Willie Orchard for the alleged crime of rebellion against the state.

“I think it’s in line with facilitating the investigation that the Supreme Court will now handle, and what’s in line is giving every opportunity on the case to make sure this investigation goes the way it should, and I agree with that. I maintain my post and enjoy the prerogatives of the justice system,” he said.

In an interview with RPP Noticias, the former minister also denied that he had any relationship with various congressional benches prior to the discussion and vote on the constitutional complaint, which in his case was approved, although this did not result in a suspension of his powers. acts as a legislator, as happened with his colleague Betsy Chavez.

“I attribute to the ability to justify the situation that supposedly links me to the acts of December 7 (coup d’état) that we have made it very clear that we have nothing to do with this, and I also believe in the receptivity of the audience of the parliamentary forum, because there are colleagues- congressmen who reassessed their position and allowed this outcome, which continues to be an opportunity to further strengthen the clarification of these facts,” he said.

Roberto Sanchez He also emphasized that, as before in the Standing Committee, this Wednesday he clarified before plenary session of the Congress the content of the meetings he held at the Government Palace between November and December last year, before the coup attempt by the then President Pedro Castillo.

“I’m ready for this clarification. My agenda is in the public domain. They can’t say that supposedly I would have meetings on 7 (December). There is a video in the public domain that categorically shows that I did not have any meeting related to the decision to close Congress in no way,” he said.

Congress approves complaints against former ministers

tonight, plenary session of the Congress approved a constitutional charge against Betsy Chavez, who is accused as an alleged co-author of a crime against the authority of the state and the constitutional order in the form of rebellion against the state.

66 votes in favor, 11 against and 3 abstentions. legislators gave the go-ahead to initiate a criminal case against him. He The plenary session also approved paragraph 2 of the final report, which determines the removal of her from the deputy post. while the prosecution’s investigations are pending, for this reason her assistant will come in to replace her in what is absent from the legislature.

In the case of former Interior Minister Willy Huerta, the constitutional charge against him was also approved by 57 votes to 18 with 10 abstentions for his alleged involvement, like Betsy Chavez, in the coup attempt. What did Pedro Castillo do?

Finally, in the case of former Trade Secretary and current Congressman Roberto Sanchez, the plenary session of Parliament approved the constitutional charge by 50 votes to 21, with 13 abstentions. However, lawmakers did not approve of its suspension, as it received only 21 votes in favor, 39 against and 18 abstentions.

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