Gainer Alvarado continues to serve in the executive branch as Minister of Transport and Communications.

civil engineer, Gainer Alvarado Lopez36 years old, born in Amazon sworn in as Minister of Transport and Communications (MTS) of the presidential government. peter castle, instead John Barranzuela. He is leaving the position of Minister of Housing, which will be taken by an engineer Cesar Paniagua.

In 2019 he was appointed Regional Director for Transport and Communications; held position in 2020 city ​​manager, in municipality of the province of Rodrigues de Mendoza and prior to taking on the housing portfolio, he served as infrastructure and investment management manager for Provincial Municipality of Chachapoyas.

Gainer Alvarado will oversee the PTC portfolio, where prosecutors say there is an alleged criminal network during the reign of former minister and fugitive Juan Silva, who is under investigation by the State Ministry of Affairs alleged crimes of a criminal organization and conspiracy to the detriment of the state.

At the beginning of June in Power of attorney granted the request of the prosecutor’s office and ordered the provisional arrest of the former head of the Department of Transport and Communications, Juan Silva. According to the tax thesis, the former minister allegedly committed illegal actions when conducting tenders, hiring officials, including in favor of businessmen.

Geiner Alvarado responded to the prosecutor’s office

Recall that on July 28 this year – the date of the President’s speech – Geiner Alvarado expressed his rejection of the thesis of the prosecutor, connecting him with the alleged criminal organization about the wrongful award of works.

Through his Twitter account, the head of said sector has indicated that public policies and decrees issued from his portfolio are in line with technical criteria and not private interests.

This is a reply to a post by latin news who reported on the recommendation of the Special Anti-Corruption Group to the Prosecutor General’s Office for investigation.

“State regulations and decrees that we issue (from Ministry of Housing) meet exclusively pre-established technical criteria that are aimed at filling gaps and providing essential services to families forgotten over the years, and not at some special interest, ”he said.

On this line, he indicated that they would send all documentation to public service and that he will answer all questions that may be asked.

The then head of the Ministry of Housing thus referred to the recommendation of the Special Anti-Corruption Power Unit to the Attorney General’s Office to launch an investigation against him, as well as against President Pedro Castillo.

This is after the prosecutor Marita Barretothe head of the Special Group for Combating Corruption, ordered on July 25 to expand the preliminary investigation against the president’s daughter-in-law. Yennefer Paredesfor the alleged crime of a criminal organization.

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