Lady Camones on constitutional complaint: prosecutors already have prerogative to continue investigation

Chairman of the Subcommittee on Constitutional Accusations (SAC), Lady Camones, He pointed out that the vote in the plenary session of Congress, where the constitutional indictment of Betsy Chavez, Roberto Sanchez and Willy Huerta was approved, means that the prosecutor’s office already has the prerogative to continue the investigation and formulate a preliminary investigation before the Judiciary.

“They no longer have immunity against this alleged crime and it will be possible to investigate and determine whether they are indeed the perpetrators of the crimes of which they are accused of sedition and conspiracy in connection with what happened on December 7 last year by the former president . coup Pedro Castillo”said the congresswoman in La Rotativa del Aire Night Edition.

On the other hand, after Statements by Roberto Sanchez RPP, Lady Camones He pointed out that Congress respected due process and the right to the protection of the congressman and former minister during the investigation of what happened on December 7, 2022.

“Three instances in which all procedures for filing constitutional complaints have been followed. The first instance, which is carried out in the Subcommittee on Constitutional Charges, the second – in Standing Commission and third in plenary session of the Congress. We respected your right to due process, as well as your right to a defense,” he said in a dialogue with RPP Noticias.

Address

Continuing what Roberto Sanchez pointed out, Lady Camonesreported that they had filed an appeal against a resolution submitted by Judge Juan Carlos Chekli, requesting that the ex-Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism be prevented from leaving the country.

She assures that the court decision should have been supported by the Subcommittee on Constitutional Accusations (VAK), and not by the prosecutor’s office.

“We, as Congress, appealed this resolution because the judge should have based his resolution not on the complaint filed by the prosecution, but on the final report made by the SAC,” he said in a statement. La Rotativa del Aire Night Edition.

“That’s why Congress filed an appeal, because apparently there was a statement that doesn’t match what we, as Congress, asked for. The request does not come from the prosecutor’s office, it comes from the Congress of the Republic to determine these restrictive measures. and that’s what we came to the conclusion that we do not agree with the ruling, and we filed an appeal,” he added.

Approved Complaints

He 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.