‘He does not represent us’: Reaction of congressmen after they did not allow Pedro Castillo to travel to Colombia

Plenary session of the Congress did not approve – by 67 votes against, 42 votes in favor and 5 abstentions – to authorize the President of the Republic, Peter’s castleleave the country from 6 to 8 August for the inauguration of the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro.

Peter’s castle requested Congress allow his departure from the national territory from 6 to 8 August to travel to the city of Bogota in Colombia to attend the command ceremony of the new head of state of that country, Gustavo Petro. According to ConstitutionParliament is the one who allows him to be absent from the national territory.

As a result, Congressman Alexander Munantefrom the bench of popular renewal, commented that he voted against this request “in order to match the opposition” to the presidential government. Peter’s castleand for five tax investigations involving the President.

“This Congress sent a signal not only to Peru, but also to the international community: we cannot allow a person with five complaints to the National Prosecutor’s Office to go abroad to represent all Peruvians. Today, Peruvians do not feel represented by the president. Castillo, he said.

The parliamentarian expressed regret that the President Peter’s castle decided to remain silent during the interrogation to which he was subjected by the national prosecutor, Patricia Benavidezas part of the investigation that follows him over his alleged interference with the promotion process of military and police officers.

For its part, the official legislator Valdemar Serron (Free Peru) characterized as an “excess” of the opposition in the Congress, which did not empower the President Peter’s castle leave the country from 6 to 8 August for Colombia. He also considered it wrong to talk about the possible flight or escape of the president, since he appeared before the prosecutor’s office.

“The opposition, using the votes they have, mistreats the president. This leaves a precedent that then any president will be prevented from leaving the country. I think there was an excess, but that’s the decision of Congress. I think the population will react,” he said.

During the discussion, the deputy Adriana Tudelafrom Avanza País, explained the reasons why the president should not be admitted Peter’s castle to leave the country, as the signs of corruption are “overwhelming and abundant” under the current conditions.

In this context, he says, “the danger of flight becomes more real.” “He is present at the protocol act, so he does not have to go, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs may well go. Our duty is to make the president accountable to the people he supposedly represents,” he said.

Immediately, Alexander Soto, of the Alliance for Progress, pointed out that it must be taken into account that the president is immersed in five tax investigations. He stated that this trip is of a protocol nature and will not change our relations with the sister country of Colombia.

Added to this position Hector Ventura (People’s Power), which highlighted the “obvious danger of flight” of President Castillo and further stated that he no longer represented the majority of Peruvians, as he had five complaints in Public servicethree of them for corruption.

For his part, MP Cathy Ugarteoff the bench Free Peru, argued that there was no reason to object to this permission because the president supported the prosecution’s complaints and “he would never do that” (escape); He asked that “not be carried away by hatred” and conspiracy theories, because we are going to make an international “paper”.

Similarly, congressman Elijah Waras (Perú Bicentenario) said there was no reason to “put oneself in a bad light abroad” and asked his colleagues to think that “hatred does not cloud their minds.” In turn, Pedro Martinez (People’s Action) lamented that the Congress was playing a political game by persecuting the president in the eyes of the people.

Pedro Castillo asked to travel to Colombia

A few days ago the President Peter’s castle requested Congress of the Republic to allow his departure from the national territory from 6 to 8 August to travel to the city of Bogota in Colombia to attend the command ceremony of the country’s new head of state, Gustavo Petro.

This request was submitted this Monday, August 1, in a letter addressed to the President of the National Parliament. Lady Camoneswhich was signed by the head of state and the chairman of the Council of Ministers, Hannibal Torres.

The document clarifies that the presence of the President of the Republic at this ceremony will strengthen the historical ties of brotherhood and cooperation between the two countries, give continuity to the bilateral working agenda aimed at identifying priority issues of mutual interest for the benefit of the population of both states.

Attached to the official letter is a draft legislative decree on allowing the temporary departure of the Head of State from the temporary territory on August 6, 7 and 8 this year, as well as an invitation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Colombia the President of Peru.

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