Congress rejected a final report recommending that Congressman Elvis Vergara be removed from office for 120 days.

The plenum of Congress rejected the final report Ethics Commission who declared the complaint against the congressman based popular actionElvis Vergara, who recommends his removal from office and a cut in his salary for 120 days of legislature. 50 votes in favor, 60 against and 4 abstentions.

Previously, with 60 votes against, rejected the final report, which he imposed on his colleague on the bench, Congressman Jorge Flores Ancachi – also designated as one of the “Los Niños” – a sanction to remove them from office and deduct their wages for 120 days of the legislature.

It should be remembered that Commission on Parliamentary Ethics approved final reports in October 2022 recommending that congressmen be suspended for 120 days without pay. Elvis Vergara and Jorge Flores (Popular Action)who are accused of belonging to the so-called Los Niños group, which has ties to the government of the former president. Pedro Castillo.

Elvis Vergara denied getting government sun from Pedro Castillo

congressman from Popular Action, Elvis Vergara spoke on Wednesday, March 29, with RPP News after approval in Subcommittee on Constitutional Charges final report recommending its suspension.

He claimed that the last meeting he had with Pedro Castillo was on 16 March 2022 to ask for Anibal Torres’ departure and cabinet changes. He argued that the People’s Action Bench vote – like the first vacancy against the former president – was done by agreement with the parliamentary group, but not with the government of the time.

“I have not received a single ill-gotten sun either from the President or from him. [Pedro] Castillo or any representative of authority, whether it be a minister, vice minister or any high-ranking official by any vote. And the votes of the pew congressmen were the result of the pew conventions. and third place In case they don’t like my vote, a congressman can’t be judged by his votes, that’s what the Constitution says.”, he assured.

Asked about statements Lady Camoneswho indicated that there are signs of a crime, but this will be established by the Ministry of Health, doubted that he was charged “for gossip”.

“I believe that we must reformulate the Constitution, the rules of the Congress, strengthen the basic institutions of democracy, because we cannot afford to harshly punish a congressman for denunciation, in other words, for gossip. it’s unbelievable”he said in no turns from RPTV.