Antonio Maldonado: every day there are scenarios that question the legitimacy of Pedro Castillo

former attorney Anthony Maldonado emphasized that ministry Public acts with due respect for the legal and procedural system, opening an investigation against the President of the Republic, Pedro Castillo.

“The intervention of the State Ministry in all cases in which the President of the Republic is involved was carried out with due respect for the current procedural and legal system. These are acts of a legal nature, therefore, they are not arbitrary or illegal on the part of the owner. public service”, he expressed in RPP News.

“There is no context for capturing a justice system that, for all its flaws and limitations, is independent and impartial and therefore does not operate within the framework of political interference,” he added.

The presidents investigated

advocate indicated that this is not the first time The president investigation is ongoing, the difference is that cases were opened against Pedro Castillo in the exercise of his functions.

“Indeed, for the first time in the recent history of the country, an investigation is being carried out against an incumbent president. This does not mean that he is the only president who, after the restoration of democracy, suffered the alleged commission of serious crimes,” he said.

Maldonado claimed that the predecessors Peter’s castlesuch as Martin Vizcarra, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Ollanta Humala, Alan Garcia, Alejandro Toledo and other leaders have also been investigated by the justice system.

“While it is somewhat true that he recently acquired these connotations, this does not mean that his predecessors were exemplary people. Lock they enjoyed a shield of impunity based on a constitutional architecture built to protect the dictatorship. We refer to article 117 Constitution 1993,” he said.

In this line Anthony Maldonado He pointed out that supporting a country with a president under investigation is difficult, especially since Pedro Castillo’s legitimacy is losing legitimacy over time.

“Let us remember that the predecessors Lock they completed their mandate without worrying about investigations of this kind. Investigations were later, in relation to those who are still alive. In this case, it is very difficult to support a government that is losing more and more legitimacy every day, both for the exercise of political power and for public affairs,” he said.

“Own actions presidential castle they have placed it in a position of political instability that continues to worsen. Every day there are scenarios where his legitimacy is called into question,” he said.