Congressman Kelly Portalatino denounces receiving threats

Peru Libre congresswoman Kelly Portalatino denounced this weekend in a video posted on facebook that both she and her husband had received threats in recent days.

“My husband received a threatening or warning call. It’s something disturbing, attention-grabbing, and quite embarrassing. They say that we should not conflict with the big ones and that if we keep this line, they will affect the family. It really grabs our attention precisely in these critical times when we are going through a social, economic and political crisis,” the parliamentarian said in a video recorded on her social networks.

Kelly Portalatino He pointed out that, despite the threats against her, they are not going to bend her in the work in Congress, assuring that she works in favor of controllability.

“Nothing and no one will bring me to my knees before this actual power, which has always done so much harm to our most disadvantaged brothers. Here we are not talking about Peter’s castleit’s about controllability,” he added.

For his part, his bench colleague Guido Bellido indicated that Portalatino was receiving these threats because he had requested speed in the Subcommittee on Constitutional Charges in connection with a complaint against the head of the State Department, Patricia Benavidez, presented by the Minister of Culture. Betsy Chavez.

“Our solidarity and support Kelly Portalatinospokeswoman for Peru Libre, who was threatened with assault on her and her family due to a statement and a request for speed in the Subcommittee on Constitutional Charges in the case against the prosecutor of the nation, ”he wrote on his Twitter.

In favor of “Children” seeking asylum

Kelly Portalatino Last Tuesday, he assured that People’s Action parliamentarians, designated “Children,” have “full right” to seek asylum following the raid on their offices by the Public Ministry during Operation Valkyrie II.

“Our solidarity with the People’s Action congressmen from the Peru Libre caucus, they definitely have every right to seek asylum, because they thus testify to political persecution,” the parliamentarian said at a press conference.

She argued that so far there was no “hard evidence” to support the version of the businesswoman Karelim Lopez, who reported the participation of Los Niños in the alleged criminal network, which will be headed by the president. Peter’s castleaccording to the thesis prosecution.

“From the bench Free Peruas an official representative, we call for (…) political and legal prosecution by public service it would give rise to the problem of wanting to bend or give rise to a problem in favor of the presidential vacancy, there is no other vision,” he said.