Lilia Paredes’ lawyer confirms first lady knows businessman Hugo Espino

Lawyer Benji Espinozaprotector of the president Peter’s castleconfirmed that the first lady, Lilia Paredesmeet a businessman Hugo Espino Lucanasmanager of JJM Espino Engineering & Construction, who recently revealed that last October he received a loan of 90,000 soles from two of the President’s brothers-in-law.

“He knows Mr. Espino, which is information that was revealed in the course of the investigation, so I cannot give you more details, but this information has been delivered. I cannot answer this topic because it has been deepened into the (prosecutor’s) folder and I have a reserve for this open investigation,” he said.

In an interview with RPP Newspresident’s lawyer Peter’s castle He pointed out that the first lady’s brothers had a way of demonstrating the origin of the 90,000 soles they had loaned to the manager. Hugo Espino Lucanas and that this income is the product of legitimate activities.

“To be clarified, what I can say is that there was no illegal money from criminal activity and money laundering investigations, accounting expertise becomes relevant as an action that determines whether income is the product of a legitimate activity. Yes (they have a way to prove the origin of the funds),” he said.

“They are going to establish this through their defense, as it is written in the investigation, with the relevant proceedings (…) I am not against the investigation of others. This must be done, it will be established that there is no crime, and at its moment the appointment of this case should be in archive,” he added.

In addition, the First Lady’s lawyer also indicated that when she was called to the prosecutor’s office, she would explain whether she guaranteed the alleged loan of 90,000 soles, and also prove the origin of the funds with which she paid the debt of 26,000 soles, just at a time when the award process was taking place in the Angii area.

“I assure you, she has a way to prove it. The First Lady is about to introduce herself in her statement, as she did when she was called to testify as a witness in this same case. keep silent,” she says, and now He is also going to testify and clarify that all accounts are clear and that there is nothing wrong here, ”he said.

At another time the lawyer Peter’s castle He specified that the recent decision of the National Prosecutor, Patricia Benavidezthe order to extend the preliminary investigation of the head of state on the alleged criminal community is part of a case that already exists.

“The point is not that another folder is created, but that the crime is added to an already existing folder, which is a case of concealment (…) The prosecutor’s office, before opening the folders, must accumulate, because if the logic of the prosecutor’s office is such that in every opened case there is a criminal organization, then there will be an organization for all cases,” he said.

“The position of the prosecutor’s office today is absolutely clear: every time there is news, every time there is news, it will fall into the fiscal case against the president. To be honest, I don’t expect more reflection or objectivity from the public ministry.” he added.

Bruno Pacheco assured that Pedro Castillo received a bribe

Former secretary of the Government Palace, Bruno Pacheco, told the Ministry of Public Affairs that the President Peter’s castle he did receive illegal bribe money, according to Sunday Panorama.

According to the TV program, the former Minister of Transport and Communications Juan Silva handed over the money to the president in a briefcase.

Last week, Bruno Pacheco surrendered to justice and testified before the prosecutor’s office that he allegedly received illegal payments both for himself and for the head of state in exchange for the appointment of Hugo Chávez Arevalo as head of Petroperú.

According to Panorama, Bruno Pacheco stated that the money came from Fermin Silva, Chotano and owner of the La Luz clinic, very close to the government Peter’s castle and who wanted Chavez Arevalo to enter Petropera.

The amount will be 15,000 soles for Pacheco and 30,000 soles for the head of state, according to the testimony of Pacheco, who today lives in a house guarded by a government ministry. All this, always according to a journalistic note, to guarantee the appointment of Hugo Chávez, who finally resigned after a few months.

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