This is the reaction of Congress after the changes in the National Police.

After the government of Pedro Castillo made changes in the high command National Policesuch as the appointment of a new commander-in-chief and a new inspector general, the reaction of various parliamentarians was not long in coming.

Summons to the Minister of the Interior

The President of the Congress of the Republic, Lady Camones, announced via Twitter that she agreed with Defense Commission President José Williams Zapata to call Home Secretary Willy Huerta on Monday, August 29 at 9 am to find out the reasons behind these “questionable changes” in National Police.

“President Pedro Castillo is perpetrating a new act of abuse of power in our national police, without even realizing that these institutions serve the country and not to protect personal goals. In the face of this outrage, I coordinated with the Chairman of the Defense Commission, General Williams Zapata, to call the Secretary of the Interior, Willy Huertas, on Monday, August 29, at 9:00 am, so that he could give an account of the reasons for these dubious changes amid apparent neglect institution procedures,” he wrote.

In addition, Lady Camones argued that this case of “influencing institutionality” National Police This would indicate a clear obstruction of the investigative process conducted by the prosecutor’s office. “We demand respect for the rule of law and the autonomy of the authorities of the state,” he said.

They’ll call the high command

Renovación Popular parliamentarian Jorge Montoya announced via Twitter that he would quote three high commands National Police to present his defense and explanations for “this apparently arbitrary” last-minute decision.

“As a congressman and citizen, I am alarmed and outraged at the possible indiscriminate abuse of power that the president, unfortunately, is still exercising. ” he said.

Jorge Montaglia warned that if suspicions of abuse of power were confirmed, this would serve as further evidence of the president’s permanent moral incompetence.
“We cannot allow him to continue to destroy state institutions, primarily our respected national police of Peru,” he added.

“Sabotage Investigations”

Avanza País congresswoman Patricia Chirinos said the “unexpected” changes in National Police are part of the president’s “plan” Peter’s castle sabotage the investigation against his family.

“These unexpected changes in the National Police confirm the plan that the criminal organization led by Castillo was carrying out to storm government institutions and sabotage investigations against his family, comrades and his entire corrupt government,” he wrote in his post. Twitter account.

Other reactions

Kira Alcarraz, member of the Integrity and Development Caucus, noted that President Peter’s castle will use his power to get rid of investigations with changes in National Police.

“Changes in the National Police at dawn, just when he was asked to sanction J. Colchado’s Crnl. the president Peter’s castle he will use his power to get rid of the investigations. The PNP needs to be strengthened to fight crime but that doesn’t seem to be a priority,” he tweeted.

MP Hector Acuna, also from the Integrity and Development faction, expressed regret over the changes in National Police and called it an unacceptable, offensive and authoritarian decision.

“Unacceptable and abuse of power by President Castillo in approving changes in command National Police. I reject this authoritarian decision which violates the institutional values ​​and values ​​of our PPP,” he tweeted.

Podemos Peru congressman Digna Calle believes that the government is seeking National Police which “is in their interest” and hinders the investigation against the head of state.

“The president Peter’s castle makes changes to the police high command two days after the complaint against Colonel Harvey Colchado. It is becoming clearer every day that he is looking for the police who are in his best interest and thus obstruct the investigation against him,” he said.

Meanwhile, Fuerza Popular MP Patricia Juarez shared on her Twitter account who will be the new Inspector General. National Police and accusation to the general Vicente Alvarez, appointed chief of the General Staff of the National Police for allegedly leading the Death Squad.

In addition, his bench colleague Juan S. Lizarzaburu also spoke about the changes in National Police and tweeted: “No to the groping of our national police of Peru.”

“Normal replacement”

For Interior Ministry Deputy Minister of Interior (Mininter) Abel Gamarra, the recent appointments to the National Police High Command “are not subject to anything extraordinary or out of the ordinary” because it is almost a normal process.

“There is no link to either case. This change comes naturally because there is a change of minister and what happens is that it takes time to change command. But this is a normal change, it has nothing to do with it. to do so that the case is not considered, ”he said.

“What is happening with the police is very serious”

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Louis Gonzalez Posada expressed his “absolute solidarity” with national Police, after changes in the high command and demanded the intervention of Congress to summon the secretary of the interior, Willy Huertato clarify this issue.

“This story with the police is really painful, shocking, we cannot be silent, absolute solidarity with this institution and, obviously, the immediate intervention of the Congress. Given the reality of this fact, I thought that the President (Lady Camones) would call an emergency meeting today. , but let’s hope they do it on Monday and this should lead to the removal and change of the Minister of the Interior, who is in charge of this sector,” he said in News extension.

Louis Gonzalez Posada He called the change of the new general commander of the PPP “a barbaric act” because they destroy the entire police force and thus affect the security of citizens.

“So what Castillo did is ‘very good, I’m issuing an illegal order for the Special Group not to interfere as it doesn’t follow her order, they remove all high command, it’s outrageous. It is interesting that the Congress of the Republic expects to immediately call the Minister of the Interior, because it is very serious what is happening with the National Police,” he said.

“This is not the first time, they swept away dozens of generals and at the same time destroy all the commanders, politicize them. The new inspector general they’ve just appointed, from Chotano, from Cajamarca, friend of the president. “Moreover, not only in the National Police, remember that the commander of the army and the commander of the Air Force were fired for refusing to fulfill the president’s illegal order to promote people who were not on promotion,” he added.

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