Jorge Montoya notes that Peru Libre’s denunciation of the national prosecutor is a strategy to protect the president.

Representative of the People’s Renewal faction, Jorge Montoyapointed out this Wednesday that the constitutional complaint against National Prosecutor Patricia Benavidez, submitted by the Peru Libre faction, is part of the defense strategy of President Pedro Castillo and lacks coherence because it is based on “rumors”.

Bench last Monday Free Peru filed a constitutional complaint against the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade for violating articles 146 and 159 of the Law Constitution, as well as the alleged crimes of abuse of power and obstruction of justice to the detriment of the state. Thus, they ask to punish him with deprivation of the right to hold public office for 8 years and remove him from office.

In this regard, Deputy Montoya said Everything is known RPP Noticias that with this complaint, the Peru Libre group seeks to protect not only President Pedro Castillo, but also other members of his group, such as Valdemar Cerrón, from investigations that are being carried out in Public service.

“For me, this is part of a strategy aimed at protecting the president and other members of the organization who may be involved in tax investigations, for example, in the case of Vladimir Serron. So I see it this way, it’s not consistent, it’s a rumor about what they said in the media, nothing has been proven about it,” he said.

He also doubted that the board associated with the government did not act in the same way during the management Zoraida Avalos at the head of the public ministry, because she considered that she “did not do her job” in investigating the president’s case, and Patricia Benavidez initiated up to 6 investigations of the head of state.

rejection of general elections

Montoya also spoke of the possibility of holding nine general elections to end the political crisis. As he pointed out, this script is not a solution because first parliament It will require constitutional reform, which will require at least two legislatures, with which Pedro Castillo’s government will remain until 2024.

In the same vein, he stated that advancing the general election could be the government’s new strategy. Executive to stay in power as long as possible, for which he pointed out that it is necessary that citizens do not believe the version that the way out of the crisis is the departure of officials and congressmen.

“Because the (Peter’s castle) does not want to (leave power), he reasonably prepares the population, and this, of course, thanks to his closest advisers, who may be from here or from other places, in what strategy to act,” he said.

“Then they have to convince the population that there is a solution; that they will all leave, and we will hold a general election, and when the population believes it, the pressure will be such that they can force Congress to do that and that would be the biggest mistake for the country because it would prolong the agony for two years instead of solving it now,” he added.