Balcazar on delivering information about a candidate to the TC: “It was very tedious and we crossed out personal information”

Jose Maria Balcazarparliamentarian of the Bicentennial faction of Peru, in dialogue with News extensionordered a tax investigation into the alleged commission of the crime of resistance or disobedience to authority by the Congressional committee responsible for selecting candidates for the Constitutional Court (CC), which he chaired. Balcazar.

As you know, last Thursday Seventh Criminal Corporate Prosecutor’s Office Cercado de Lima Breña-Rimac-Jesus Maria ordered the aforementioned investigation to be opened within sixty days against commission congressmen and those responsible for disobedience and abuse of power without providing full information about candidates required by the Transparency Act.

“Information crossed out and sent”

O, Balcazar reported that he had sent candidate reports prepared by Controller, but “crossed out” because, according to him, they contained “personal” and “intimate” details of the applicants. In addition, he pointed out that filing each of the reports was “financially tiring.”

“Yes, we delivered. The thing is, they wanted us to deliver all the reports. Controllereach applicant. This, in addition to being financially tedious, was that there are reports that we have organized, under the mandate of the law, that some reports that are personal and intimate in nature of each applicant are crossed out, ”he said.

In this sense, the parliamentarian indicated that the reports were made Controller “specially for the commission” and that they could not deliver information “compromising the honor and privacy of people.”

“Imagine the responsibility that a report from Controller this is reserved for commission and what would we deliver under these conditions Transparency. which Transparency must understand that the reports he requires (…), as long as it does not endanger the honor and privacy of people. In this sense, it was crossed out and sent to him. Now if you don’t like it TransparencyWell, let’s see what the prosecutor has to say,” he said.

Same way, Balcazar He indicated that the alleged defiance and abuse of power was something “that applicants can say” and that the selection process is “closed” to him.

“Let’s see what comes out of the investigation. For me, this case is closed and finished (…) What an important and legitimate criticism, except for the person who asked and, at his own discretion, wanted and resorted to transparent court… We will see that at the time when we have to attend the commission Congress before prosecution when they call us,” he remarked.

About the meeting with the Contractor

On the other hand, with regard to the meeting held last week between the Head of State and the President of the Congress, Balcazar He mentioned that it is an expression of a “new era of executive power” where confrontations are sought to be put aside.

“The redemption of this meeting is that a respectful conversation took place, as it should be, between the two representatives of both powers. I have always maintained that they exist,” he said.

In this sense, he observed that the chairman of the Legislative Assembly, Joseph Williamskeep in mind “issues to work” with the Contractor.

“I think the general Williams it is clear that in Peru you cannot fight every day, because of dimes and direts, because of vacancies, etc. work in Peru,” he said.

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