Congressman Edwin Martinez asks for justice minister to be censored after comments on closing parliament

congressman from People’s Action, Edwin Martinez Talaverain press statements asked the Minister of Justice, Felix Cherobe condemned by parliament after it expressions about a possible closing said government authority.

“Indicate that he I would suggest The President to dissolve the Congress is trick want to achieve absolute power (…) This minister should be censoredsure,” he said.

Likewise, he pointed out that the work of the ministers was limited “protect“To the President of the Republic instead of working for the benefit of the population.

“It is clear how many ministers appointed by the president Its main task is to protect the interests president. This minister does not protect the rule of law, does not protect true rights people, but exclusively and exclusively the ideology of (…) the president,” he said.

In the Standing Committee

For her part, Avanza País congressman Rosselli Amuruz requested in a letter addressed to chairman of parliamentthat the Permanent Commission invite Minister Chereau to its next session in order to explain their expressions.

“This is a statement from the Minister of State in charge of Legal Adviser to the Executive and the President of the Republicpay attention to system and democratic values ​​of the country, as stated in political constitution of Peru, Organic Law on the Executive, Law No. 291581 and Law on the Organization and Functions of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, Law No. 29809,” the above-mentioned official letter says.

Denial of responsibility

Before critics from various sectors of the opposition Minister of Justice Felix Shero through Twitterpointed out that his remarks “related to the constitutional resolution of the vote of confidence procedure.”

“Respecting the Constitution and democratic institutions, I must make it clear that my statements concerned constitutional empowerment procedures vote of confidence. I never offended not to Congress, not to any government authority,” he explained.

As you know, Minister of Justice Felix Shero told local media yesterday that the executivedoes not exclude”Possibility of closing parliament if the new board of directors does not elect it”consensus line”

“I believe that the new composition of the board of directors will have members who are able to develop a consensus line, what can they say and can schedule government project between the executive and legislative branches. Otherwise, this will evaluate at that time (closing of Congress). We do not rule out such a possibility,” he said.

In addition, he stressed that the government has “constitutional authority” to implement the said measure against the Legislative Assembly.

“I am an adviser to the president and an adviser to the executive, and I convinced what constitutional empowerment we have her. If you ask me if the President or the Council of Ministers have discussed or evaluated this possibility, I will very sincerely answer that we didn’t rate it. We do not consider it timely,” he said.