Wilson Soto on draft to ban congressmen from ministerial positions: ‘We can’t be judges and juries’

congressman Wilson Soto defended a bill that aims to prevent parliamentarians from taking any ministry in government. For the legislator, those who enter the cabinet “betray” their mandate.

“Congressmen have been elected to oversee and pass laws. However, ministerial parliamentarians are betraying this mandate and negotiating not necessarily because of ideological coincidences, but because they will have more power and a salary that doubles what they receive. legislators. The elected officials committed themselves during the campaign to oversee the work of the executive branch to ensure that it properly provides basic services. Congressmen cannot be judges and juries,” he declared in La Rotativa del Aire Noche from RPP.

Wilson Soto considered it a mockery that censored ministers return to the cabinet, and cited the Betsy Chavez case as an example. However, he clarified that the initiative is not considered by the two deputies, who are currently ministers. In this sense, he denied that it account with your name.

“Congressmen who have signed, it is in our power to make laws for the vast majority, not just thinking of two people. As I repeat, did the population choose us for supervision, for exercising political control, for executive power? Who are you going to test?” he commented.

Soto indicated that a meeting will be held on Wednesday to discuss this draft, and in due course it will also be analyzed in the constitutional commission. In addition, he confirmed that ministerial positions were used as fronts.

“It can be clarified that the position of minister was used for negotiations and protection, not necessarily for helping the population, but for helping political parties,” he said.

Bill is promoted by Accion Popular

Popular Action congressman Luis Aragon introduced a bill that would change article 92 of the Political Constitution to prevent legislators from holding other types of public office, such as ministries.

The bill supports the need to “strengthen the separation of state powers”. Although the initiative comes from Aragon, his bench colleagues Carol Paredes, Wilson Soto and press secretary Elvis Vergara also sign the offer.

“Among the functions that congressmen have is political control and oversight of the actions of the executive branch, so it is inconsistent that, having the office of congressman, he could hold the office of minister of state,” the legislative document says. initiative.

Betsy Chavez (Democratic Peru) in the Ministry of Culture and Roberto Sanchez (Democratic Change – Together for Peru) in the tourism sector are the two congressmen who currently hold ministerial positions in the PCM.