Mariano Gonzalez on Pedro Castillo: “The whole campaign of persecution only makes his situation worse”

Former interior minister Mariano Gonzalez criticized the president’s latest statements Peter’s castle towards the prosecutor’s office and Congress. In this sense, he assured that self-flagellation will only harm the image of the president.

“The whole campaign of victimization only makes things worse for them. The best thing would be to face it, but we see it getting difficult. This campaign could gain popularity among its followers, but civil society understands this, and there are initiatives that should be welcomed, I believe that the work of the prosecutor’s office, hopefully supported by the judiciary, will give results in due time,” the former minister said in ” Todo Se Sabe” RPP.

Mariano Gonzalez doubted that Judge Justiniano Romero had not allowed prosecution access to surveillance cameras at the Government Palace on 8, 9 and 10 August in the case of Yenifer Paredes, sister-in-law of President Pedro Castillo.

“The referee was timid from the first moment. As regards the first measure, he also spoke out against it, which was then corrected by the Chamber, and in this new demand he again says that he has no authority to do so. I think this is a bit of a fear, perhaps in this case to fulfill its function, but I have no doubt that sooner or later it will have to have (video recordings), because the version that there are state secrets is absurd and has nothing to do from CCTV footage,” he said.

On the other hand, the former minister also believed that congressmen were very patient with the president, despite investigations by the prosecutor’s office. In addition, he did not rule out that there could be compromising videos on the president.

“I couldn’t rule out (the president’s videos), but I believe that Juan Silva’s testimony will be final and the ministry hopes that when this man surrenders to the authorities, he will provide the necessary amount of evidence. to end this dance of waiting,” he finished.

Pedro Castillo: “They are cruel to this government”

President Pedro Castillo pointed out that the National Attorney’s Office’s investigations into him and his family stemmed from his rural background, which avoided any charges against him.

During a speech in Sechura, Piura, the president took the opportunity to point out to the public that his government was “always on its feet” and added that it sought to “get the people drunk on false news.”

“For the first time in the history of Peru, they were cruel to this government because I come from a rural area, they were cruel to this government in a racist era, completely racist because I don’t speak like them, because I don’t sit down at such luxurious tables as they are, because I am walking next to the people, ”he argued.