Congress to decide this Thursday whether to censor home secretary

Plenary session of the Congress will debate this Thursday a no-confidence vote against Interior Minister Dmitry Senmash for his alleged “severe functional responsibility” for the ex-transport minister’s escape. John Silva.

The vote of no confidence also indicated that, with respect to the leadership Dmitry Senmashe (May 23, 2022), “it only leads to the flight of high-ranking figures involved in corruption”, as well as to death, disappearances and social chaos, for which, it is stated, “one cannot be held who does not have the potential for me.” The plenary session is scheduled to start at 10:00.

for censorship Senmash A minimum of 66 votes is needed, and so far at least four groups have expressed their support for the movement against the minister: People’s Power, which will have 24 votes; Country advances, p. 10; and Popular Renewal with 9 votes. Eduardo Saljuana, spokesman for the Alliance for Progress (APP), told RPP Noticias’ Todo se saber on Wednesday evening that his faction of 14 parliamentarians had decided to support the movement. In addition, congresswomen Kira Alcazar (Somos Perú) and Sucel Paredes (Purple Party) spoke out for the introduction of censorship. However, while there will be 59 votes to condemn the minister.

If the proposal is successful, Senmache will become the fourth minister condemned by Congress in Perdo Castillo’s government: Carlos Gallardo (Minedu), Hernán Condori (Minsa) and Betsy Chavez (Labour). In addition, he will become the fifth interior minister to leave office since the new administration came to power on July 28, 2021.

Senmash is not going to retire

In audio sent to RPP news, Dmitry Senmashe He ruled out resigning and said he would work “until the last minute” with the confidence of President Pedro Castillo; However, he indicated that it is clear to him that the decision that Congress will take this Thursday “is part of the functions and powers that it has” and that it will take “any decision that the legislature makes by a majority.”

The minister assured that he was fulfilling his duties within the framework of the law and in compliance with the rights of citizens. He confirmed that he would continue to work “with his head held high” and stated that he had never defended “a single person who seeks to escape from the hands of justice.”

Senmash The day before, he received the support of the Minister of Justice Felix Chero and assured that the head of the minister would take part in the decentralized council of ministers, which will be held this Thursday in Ancash.

“Minister Senmash has the full support of the team and the Cabinet of Ministers, the Council of Ministers and our Prime Minister. There are no clear indications that the minister is going to resign,” he said.

According to the head of Minjus, the accusations against Senmashe are only political in nature and that “there are not enough elements to instrumentalize censorship.”

In turn, Defense Minister José Gavidia confirmed that he had not had the opportunity to work with the Minister of the Interior on the necessary measures to improve the security of citizens.

“The Minister of the Interior did not have a single day of work. We are trying to develop a comprehensive strategy to deal with insecurity, and yet he did not have time to sit down and work with us for even a few days,” Gavidia said. .

Tomorrow the plenary session of the Congress of the Republic will consider a vote of no confidence against Dmitry Senmashewho was questioned by parliamentarians in connection with the apparent flight of the former Transport Minister Juan Silva.