Edwin Martinez: “I met the president in the palace 6 or 7 times, but I don’t know who Auner Vasquez is”

Congressman of the Integrity and Development Caucus, Edwin Martinez Talaverain dialogue with RPP Newsadmitted that he met with the President Peter’s castle in the Palace of Government, but that it was not “through intermediaries” and that the meetings were devoted to activities related to their legislative representation.

“I met with the president several times, I think six or seven times. First time with the whole lot People’s Action, to honor to invite all political forces to dialogue and see how we will direct the development of the country. Completely unfortunate meeting,” he said.

In other cases, he said, the two had to deal with “purely social issues” related to the health of “some children who asked for support”; and others to “try” to head of state “Change the vision of the country and put in ministers who would be honest.”

“In other cases, it was necessary to clearly see the problems in the region. Arequipaaccompanied by mayors from the region and, once, the governor of Arequipa,” he said.

“I don’t know Auner Vasquez”

In addition, congressman Martinez Talavera said he didn’t know Auner Vasqueza former Justice Department official who, according to an efficient official, would have been responsible for arranging meetings with various congressmen to vote against a presidential vacancy in exchange for political favors.

“I’m clear: I don’t know Mr. Auner VasquezI don’t even know who he is. When I was at the Government Palace, I spoke only and exclusively with the President. Lock. And the one who brought me to him was an assistant, a security officer, to talk to him directly (…) No one from the Executive Committee came up to me to tell me: we are going to give you this in exchange for this. Never, he said.

In this sense, he said that he “would be grateful” if the Ministry of Public Opinion would involve him in the investigation in order to be able to “clean up” his “image”.

“If I was included in the prosecutor’s complaint, good time, because I like to clear things up. If I have committed any crime or violation, I must be prosecuted or convicted, a responsibility that I took upon myself by going to court. Congress of the Republicobey everything,” he said.

“Now I would vote for the vacancy”

In addition, the parliamentarian denied that at the meetings he held with the head of state, there were negotiations on voting against the presidential vacancy.

“My vote is not associated with privileges or political or economic interests. I voted according to my conscience, and all the work I did in the Legislative Assembly or when I was mayor was about better living conditions. the population that I represent,” he said.

In this regard, he clarified that he voted against presidential vacancy the first time, but the next time he supported it. At the same time, he stressed that he would now vote for the vacancy of the president. Peter’s castle and that he “agrees 100% with the nation’s attorney”.

“I am not a participant in vacancies, censorship, because it is aimed at weakening the institutional power, (however) after the colossal political, social and economic chaos, I would definitely vote for the vacancy of the president, due to the fact that he showed a complete inability to govern the country” , – he said.

On the other hand, he stated that the congressmen of his bench, who are members of the subcommittee on constitutional charges and are under investigation by the prosecutor’s office as “children”, should “step aside” from the said parliamentary working group.

“They must definitely leave, so that there really is transparency and objectivity in investigations, they must step aside. Congress with a request through the document not to participate in the subcommittee,” he said.