Luis Aragon in favor of the Oversight Commission investigating whether Fray Vasquez traveled on the presidential plane

Louis Aragon, a member of the Oversight Commission, said on Monday the said working group could request authority to investigate President Pedro Castillo’s alleged trip with his nephew Fray Vazquez to Chiclayo last June. For a parliamentarian, it is necessary to know the transparent answer of the Ministry of Defense.

“I believe that everything should be transparent. It is important that there be a timely, immediate and transparent response from the Department of Defense, so that not only those who accompanied the President on a trip to Chiclayo, but also all the trips made, are indicated. in year. It seems fundamental to me,” said a congressman in Las Cosas Como Son de PTR.

Louis Aragon He stated that he agreed that Control Commission ask for authority to investigate. In that sense, he applauded the actions of Héctor Ventura, president of said working group, for requesting information from Mindef.

“The oversight committee must request authority to be able to investigate this particular case. Some other commentators point out that this is no longer necessary because, as a working group, it already has the authority to do so; however, whatever decision the work group makes, I think it will be important to investigate the issue of transparency, I don’t see it as a persecution issue,” he said.

On the other hand, the congressman stressed that only the president of the republic has the right to travel on the presidential plane, but not his relatives.

“(Relatives of the president) are not government officials. It is only the president, and the only person authorized to board the plane during official trips is the president,” said the MP from People’s Action.

Diego Bazan asks for an explanation from the Ministry of Defense

Diego Bazan, congressman and president of the Congressional Defense Commission, on Monday asked Sector Minister Daniel Barragán for all information related to the trip of the president’s alleged nephew Pedro Castillo, who has been identified as “Ley Vasquez Castillo.” on the presidential plane on June 23 en route to Chiclayo.

A recent investigative report published last Sunday revealed that the fugitive Fray Vazquez, the head of state’s nephew, was supposed to be on board the presidential plane flying to Chiclayo lands. This caused a strong reaction of Congress to this information.

Diego Bazan made a request to the Minister of Defense in a letter that he uploaded to his Twitter account. “According to the passenger manifest, to which said medium had access, it is indicated that he will be the person authorized by the Office of the President to accompany the president’s escort,” the document, written by the parliamentarian, says.