Lawyer Hugo Espino admits that Pedro Castillo’s brother-in-law pledged 90,000 soles to the businessman and his sister.

Juan Carlos Ramos, lawyer Hugo Espino Lucanasgeneral manager of JJM Espino Engineering & Construction SAC, said last night to the program end point what David and Walter Paredes Navarrobrothers-in-law of the President of the Republic, deposited for their client and his sister the sum 90 thousand salts in October last year.

In the same month, an Emergency Presidential Order was issued to allow funding 5 jobs in the Cajamarca area of ​​Angiione of which was won by a consortium made up of companies from Angie Espinosister of former employer Yenifer Paredes.

Contradiction

One of the most outstanding aspects of the lawyer Hugo Espino said was that his client met David Paredes through his sister Yennefer Paredes. In turn, he said that never met Walter Paredesdespite the fact that he deposited 20,000 soles into Angie Espino’s account.

However, Hugo Espino would have declared to the prosecutor’s office that he did not know the first lady’s brothersdespite the fact that, according to the testimony of Yennefer Paredes, she met Espino in 2019 and visited her several times at the Government Palace.

Espino’s lawyer acknowledged that there was “omission” in the businessman’s statements to the Ministry of Defense, but that this will be clarified “in the near future.” He also indicated that only before the prosecutor’s office will he reveal why both brothers contributed 90,000 soles for their sponsor and his sister.

In addition, Ramos indicated that his client told the Ministry of Public Affairs that he met with Yenifer Paredes when they both worked in the district municipality of Angii, under the current administration of the mayor Nenil Medina Guerrero. In other words, David and Walter couldn’t have been unaware that Hugo Espino was a government contractor when they made the deposits.

Deposits

According to information from Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), informs End point in October 6, 2021, Walter Paredes contributed 20,000 soles to Angie Espino Lucan’s account. A few days later, October 26David Paredes contributed 70,000 soles to Hugo Espino for a total of S$90,000 for both.

As you know, last year the consortia of Hugo and Angie Espino won tenders with the state. November 25, 2021 Destcon engineers and architectsthe Angie Espino company, received permission to carry out sanitary works in the Angii area, for 3 million soles. That is, almost a month after the deposit of Walter Paredes.

Juan Carlos Ramos pointed out that the deposits were not an illegal payment or bribe, but rather loan motivated by the fact that Yennefer Paredes was familiar with the businessman. In addition, he stated that David Paredes should explain the origin of the money. According to the above report, David and Walter Paredes were motorcycle taxi drivers before Pedro Castillo came to the presidency of the Republic.