Congress: Maria del Carmen Alva and Carol Paredes resign to unite the Permanent Commission.

Popular Movement congressmen Carol Paredes and Maria del Carmen Alva resigned this Wednesday from the Standing Commissionafter their own bench was appointed as part of that group in Parliament.

In letters addressed to the representative of the aforementioned parliamentary group, José Arriola, congresswomen They expressed their decision not to accept the appointment by criticizing the way it was done.

popular action He made changes to the composition of the members of the Standing Commission, whom he appointed, a few days after the report on the constitutional complaint in the Los Niños case was put to a vote in this case.

Karol Paredes stated in his document that he learned of his nomination when it was read out in plenary on 30 March.

“In this regard, I was not notified of any agendas or agreements to change the timesheet of commissions at the end of the full-time and deputy members of the standing commission,” the legislator points out. In this sense, he considers that “the provisions of Article 37 of the Rules of Procedure of the Congress of the Republic” have been violated. With that in mind, Paredes, who is also president of the Parliamentary Ethics Commission, is announcing her “permanent resignation” to join the Standing Committee.

For her part, Maria del Carmen Alva argued that Legislative Decree was violated and also formulated his unconditional rejection of the appointment made. In this sense, he expressed his “surprise and discomfort” as it was done without consulting him.

Acción Popular appointed Paredes and Alva as new members of the Permanent Commission. replacing Elvis Vergara, Hilda Portero and José Arriola.

Report on Los Niños approved

The Subcommittee on Constitutional Charges approved by 12 votes in favour, 09 against and 02 abstentions the Final Report against parliamentarians Raul Doroteo, Jorge Luis Flores Ancachi, Darwin Espinoza and Elvis Vergara in the Los Niño case. They are charged with alleged crimes of a criminal organization and trading in influence.

The document contained a proposal to remove from office congressmen Darwin Espinoza, Elvis Vergar, Jorge Ankaki and Raul Doroteo during the criminal process with the possibility of reinstatement if they were acquitted; however, Juan Carlos Mori and Ilyich López are not subject to said sanction. This must now be referred to the Standing Committee and, if approved, it will be submitted to the plenary session of Parliament.

MP Norma Yarrow was responsible for supporting the report on the complaint brought by MP Patricia Chirinos of Avanza País. In press statements, he explained why Juan Carlos Mori and Ilyich López were acquitted.

“They do not appear in any of the investigations, and other congressmen are even associated with some effective employees with photo recognition. If the prosecutor’s office expands (investigations), then this is a process that will continue,” the parliamentarian said. outside.