Alejandro Salas assured that President Pedro Castillo is “very strong” despite the court ruling against Yenifer Paredes.

Minister of Labor and Employment Promotion, Alexander Salasnoted this Sunday that the president Peter’s castle He indicated that he was further strengthened by the situation faced by his inner circle, including Yenifer Paredes, who was sentenced by the judiciary to 30 months of preventive detention as part of an investigation by the prosecutor’s office on suspicion of government-related corruption.

In statements to RPP newsThe executive branch indicated that President Pedro Castillo had assured the cabinet that the situation faced by his daughter-in-law in prosecution this does not weaken him because he is a man who “grew up in adversity”.

“I can assure you, because today I had a president and several ministers. This situation greatly strengthens the president, every day when such situations occur, he becomes stronger. He strengthens and shows us and tells us that he is a citizen who grew up in adversity, grew up in pain, in hunger, and that these situations do not weaken him; on the contrary, they strengthen it even more,” he said.

On appeal

As he clarified, the fact that Power of attorney sentenced to 30 months of pre-trial detention Yennefer Paredes This does not mean that his defense cannot go to the second instance to try to overturn this measure, which is required by the State Department. In this sense, he indicated that the appeal would be considered in the coming days.

“This is a decision that the judge made, this is a decision that I understand, Ms. Paredes’ technical defense will have to appeal, and in a few days, and in a few weeks, this appeal will be considered in court. courtroom. The fact that he was given 30 months of pre-trial detention does not mean that there is no second instance that can review it and suddenly cancel it,” he said.

Similarly, he referred to the presence of some ministers during the raid on the Government Palace on August 9 and indicated that this was due to activity at the headquarters Executive. He denied that they had met with any prosecutor in charge of due diligence and said they had no problem appearing for possible subpoenas. Public servicebut pointed out that the prosecutor’s office should take into account that part of the work of the ministers takes place in the Government Palace.

preventive prison

The judiciary announced this Sunday 30 months of preventive detention for Yenifer Paredes and Angia Mayor José Medina as part of the investigation they face in relation to alleged crimes of a criminal organization, money laundering and aggravated conspiracy.

Judge Johnny Gomez Balboa said preventive detention Yennefer Paredes and Jose Medina Guerrero It expires on 9 and 8 February 2025, respectively. The two defendants will be transferred by the police to a pre-trial detention center in order to determine the prison where they will serve their preventive arrest.

The judge also considered that 36 months was not reasonable, as the need was not justified, so he only gave 30 months. It caused prosecution also appeal the ruling.

During the reading of the decision, it was pointed out that the danger of escape and obstruction by Yennefer Paredes following the delay of hearings that were held at the Government Palace, the disappearance of videos and requests not to broadcast their visits to Angiya. In addition, he has no home roots, no family ties, no work, so his submission to the process is not guaranteed.