Third Constitutional Court of Lima on Tuesday expanded a defense suit filed by the Ombudsman’s Office Workers’ Union to include in the process a new congressional special committee in charge of electing the official. So it was possible to find out in the last hours.
As the union explained, the extension of this appeal granted by the judiciary is directed against the new members of this parliamentary working group, which has already taken office after its formation was approved in the plenary session of Congress last month.
“The Constitutional Judge granted a request to expand our defense claim to include a new special commission to elect candidates for Ombudsmanbecause this one has the same purpose as the previous one,” the Union of Ombudsman Workers said in a tweet.
According to the court ruling, this new congressional committee has the same purpose as the previous working group, which was deactivated last June.
“Congress and other stakeholders must respect judicial decisions and live up to the expectation that a judge will exercise constitutional control over the process of appointing this highest body, such as an ombudsman,” the ombudsman said. , also attaching the decision of the court that accepted your request.
“A decision has been made to extend this application on amparo in respect of new members of the special commission responsible for the selection of candidates for the post of ombudsman. (Congressmen: Rosangela Andrea Barbaran, Silvana Robles, Freddie Ronald Diaz, Alex Paredes and Luis Camiche),” the post read. document.
There were no objections to the candidates
The president of the special commission in charge of selecting candidates for the post of ombudsman, Fredi Diaz (APP), announced on Tuesday that no objections or complaints had been filed against the eight applicants for the position. At the same time, the Congress process will continue in accordance with the established schedule.
Thus, contenders for this position Gastón Soto Vallenas, Ricardo Velasquez Ramirez, Victor Garcia Toma, Jorge Rioja Vallejos, Beatriz Ramirez Huaroto, Cayo Galindo Sandoval, Carlos Castro Barriga and Miguel Angel Soria Fuerte continue the race.
All information about the candidates is publicly available on the website of the election commission Ombudsmanon the institutional portal of the Congress of the Republic, except for the data of the Banking and Insurance Authority and the Comptroller, since its nature is reserved.
The plenary session of Congress will be able to schedule a vote on the election of an official for next Tuesday, August 16, after the special commission appointed for this task completes the selection process.
Source: RPP
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