Wilmar Elera says the woman who denounced congressional sexual assault was in a “friendly environment” for “drinking liquor.”

Third Vice President of Congress Wilmar Elerait slipped that the alleged rape by parliamentarian Freddie Diaz of one of his female workers in Congress it would be propitiatory, because the woman worked “in the space of pure men.”

“Based on what I’ve been able to find out, I think that Ms. she is the only woman who works in the men’s spacewhich created much more favorable environmentespecially when they start drinking alcohol,” he said in TV Peru.

Then put like example to his office, where, according to him, “clean men” work.

“In the case of my office, for example, the entire first year was clean people who worked with me. But it’s not because he has issues other than women. In my third vice presidency they include some lady lawyers”, held.

“Behavior changed liquor”

Similarly, Elera referred to the fact that this fact was “Very specific” given that the attitude of the alleged aggressor “change” due to the alcohol effect.

“In this case, the fact that you drank alcohol made that their behavior changes from one moment to the next and it places the responsibility for what is happening on all congressmen,” he added.

In this sense, he mentioned that the position of the Congress regarding this fact should be to “put a limit”. to keep alcohol out to the offices of Parliament.

“It is important to set some limit so that not a drop of alcohol gets into any office of Congress. In this sense, I am going to agree with the president some security with the help of which it is excluded that parliamentarians can hold celebrations inside the offices,” he said.

A few hours later, in dialogue with RPP Newsthe third vice-president of the parliament said that “he is very sorry” that Freddy Diaz “destroyedhis political life.

“Congressman Diaz has definitely committed a serious crime. I’m sorry you ruined your whole political life, but here it corresponds to the fact that the law applies to it. And according to lawyers, from 20 to 26 years for this crime. Must stand up straight justice and confront these allegations,” he said.

Congress deplores statements

A few hours after these statements, Congress of the Republicby using Twitter“deplored” the statements of its third vice president and condemned “all forms of violence against women”.

“sorry for the expressions our Third Vice President of the Board of Directors, expressed in a communication tool and we urge you to make a public apology to the country about the statements in the case of Congressman Freddie Diaz Monago,” the statement posted on the social network said.