Luis Lamas Puccio on Vacunagate case: ‘Martin Vizcarra did a heinous thing’

National Attorney Patricia Benavidez filed this Wednesday a constitutional complaint against former President of the Republic Martin Vizcarra as the alleged perpetrator of a concussion crime against public administration for improperly vaccinating civil servants.

in conversation with Things as they are From RPP Noticias, criminal lawyer Luis Lamas Puccio indicated that the situation that Vizcarra is going through is “very serious and dramatic” due to the situation the country is in due to the pandemic. In his opinion, his actions carry a legally criminally punishable and ethical-moral-political act.

“The situation is more serious and dramatic because of the situation that the country and the world were going through. This is a fact, on the one hand, punishable by criminal law, in terms of what criminal liability will mean. But, on the other hand, since the ethical-moral-political point of view is disgusting, since the opposite of this is that the Peruvians suffered, and many of them died due to inefficiency, indifference or lies on the part of the state that is preferred “- said Lamas Puccio.

However, a concussion would not have been the only crime that Martin Vizcarra would have committed. When asked about the decision of the former president not to disclose his vaccination, the criminal lawyer replied that he would hide it. Besides, his inoculation would be – possibly – for political, economic or business purposes.

“This is another crime: a cover-up. If he had done it and reported it, it would have been a powerful signal to public opinion, but he did it in secret. When it was discovered, he had only recently learned, but in terms of what the effects of the vaccine meant, he had already been vaccinated, unlike thousands of Peruvians. In addition, he gave the vaccine to people around him for unknown political, economic, or business purposes. At that time, the vaccine became the element that made it possible to obtain certain economic or political benefits. There are a number of circumstances that – on a personal level – would make their situation worse,” the criminal lawyer said.

Regarding the time that the prosecutor’s office spent on compiling a complaint, he let it slip that this was due to two reasons: the number of complaints and conflicts of a criminal nature, political prohibitions, as well as a significant number of persons who are to be convicted and do not enjoy the prerogative of immunity, Constitution.

Victor Garcia Toma: “The case can be taken to the judiciary”

On the other hand, constitutional lawyer Victor García Toma has indicated that it is likely that a political pre-trial will be initiated in connection with punishable conduct under Criminal Code. The specialist recalled that Martin Vizcarra was subjected to constitutional charges and disqualified for 10 years.

“Mr. Vizcarra at the time was subjected to a constitutional charge of variable impeachment. And this impeachment process ended with a 10-year disqualification. Possibly, the political process is open for behavior which, in its opinion, is punishable. Criminal Code”First he said.

“Political bias is the guarantee that the Constitution establishes in favor of senior officials, provided for in Article 99, to prevent filing complaints against acts committed in the performance of official duties that have a political motive. So, “In the political process it will be assessed whether the facts are unlikely whether Vizcarra’s behavior is factual or whether there is a motive of intimidation or political revenge behind the complaint filed by the National Prosecutor,” he added.