Zoraida Avalos: Congressional Subcommittee Given Deadline for Final Report on Her Complaint

Subcommittee on Constitutional Charges given a time limit of 5 working days for Congressman Ernesto Bustamante (People’s Force), as coordinator, to submit the final report on constitutional complaint no. 209 against former Attorney of the Nation Zoraida Avalos for violating the Constitution and the Criminal Code.

This was stated by Congresswoman Rocio Torres (APP), president of the subcommittee, after the hearing on the case was held on Monday, the 8th. On that day, Congresswoman Donaire was in charge of presenting the scope of the complaint filed by Congresswomen Patricia Chirinos and Gladys Echaise.

The deputy clarified that various illegal actions of a criminal nature that could be committed by the President of the Republic, or through the middle management and the President, against which the applicant testifies about the inaction on the part of the prosecutor Zoraid.

Among them, according to Donaire, is the alleged payment of sums of money to Mrs. karelim lopez To the President of the Republic through the former General Secretary of the Office of the President Bruno Pacheco to “open doors for public works and access as many contracts as possible”.

Another fact, he added, is the complaint of journalists, which proves that the headquarters of the parallel presidential office, located in the Breña district (Giron Sarratea), visited karelim lopezadvisor to a company that has received a contract for more than 230 million salts in the decentralized Provias.

Thus, it is also indicated that the President secretly traveled late at night to the so-called “parallel office of the President” through clandestine meetings in order to hide from the media and citizens.

“The Complaint concludes that, despite these facts, the former Attorney of the Nation Zoraida Avalos did not initiate a preliminary investigation against the President of the Republic, noticing his inefficiency, passivity, silence and inaction,” he said.

He said he is being charged with the alleged crimes of inaction, denial or delay in office because while the president cannot be prosecuted or charged during his term, the law allows the head of state to be subject to preliminary investigation. .

“It is noted that, taking into account the revealed facts, there was a delay and omission on the part of the prosecutor’s office in order to be able to initiate a preliminary investigation against the current president of the republic,” he commented.

In expanding the complaint, he is accused of allegedly committing the crimes of general lying, specific passive bribery, real concealment, influence peddling, abuse of power, and criminal organization.

Zoraida Avalos lawyer doubts pre-trial detention

Zoraida Avalos’ defense was led by her attorney, Mariela Valcarcel, who argued that elements of a congressional delegate’s assessment were received in the complaint.

“We have transcribed more than one statement in which Congressman Bustamante, as a delegate, is already making strong statements regarding the alleged responsibility of the Avalos prosecutor,” he said.

In addition, he said that he would already be announcing that he was going to be charged and suggesting the modification of one of the assumptions from a general lie to an ideological lie.

“He not only redirects the charge, but also announces that he will be charged, without even allowing us to present arguments for the defense,” the lawyer said.

He also claimed that constitutional Court mentioned that what is known as due process of law can also be opposed and guaranteed in parliamentary procedure, and added that the Inter-American Court, for its part, indicated that there is no public authority that cannot be excluded from observing this type of principle, including Congress.

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