Ombudsman on the complaint of the son of Gonzalo Alegria: “Measures of protection were denied”

Alberto Huerta, the head of Lima’s ombudsman’s office, noted that there is a complaint against Lima mayoral candidate Gonzalo Alegria and they are conducting a full investigation to find out the reasons behind this charge. The official said that some details were found in the case, such as the lack of measures to protect the victim.

“Through the system Power of attorney We saw that protection measures were denied because there was only a complaint from the man’s son, and also because he failed a psychological test. We must be aware of the seriousness of the events, what is recorded in the prosecutor’s office, because the same decision of the Trial Chamber says: “it is the prosecutor’s office that will establish how the events took place” and there I think they mean acts of sexual violence,” he said in the program “Las Cosas como Son” on RPP.

Official representative Ombudsman He stated that the authorities should be concerned about how those who denounce such incidents would be notified, since it is known that the son Gonzalo Joy he left the country.

“In general, as we always see these cases of violence, protection measures are transferred to the police station, so when they refuse, they notify the other side, because there are no more elements such as psychological examination or legal medicine, and here we are forgetting about these problems. . Important. Why wait two months?

Huerta pointed out that Ombudsman He was always concerned that all these cases were considered very important and therefore investigations would continue.

“We want to know these fiscal provisions, see these notifications, see if this also caused the consent of these provisions of the prosecutor’s office, so that we also analyze. And if anything was to be fixed Public service, we will do it. The ombudsman’s office will always intervene in all cases where there is violence, because we position ourselves as the oversight body of this entire system and we believe that all complaints are important,” the official said.

Together for Peru asks to withdraw his candidacy

The parliamentary group Together for Peru issued a statement on Wednesday calling on the party’s leadership to immediately withdraw Gonzalo Alegria’s candidacy for mayor of Lima in connection with a complaint against him for psychological and sexual abuse. For parliamentarians, the persistence of an economist would be counterproductive in the electoral process.

In its text, the collegium clarified that it did not interfere in the selection of candidates for the 2022 municipal and regional elections. In addition, this case requires prompt intervention by the prosecutor’s office.