Freddie Diaz’s lawyer notes that the transfer of the former deputy to the authorities does not mean accepting responsibility

Emerson Campos, a lawyer for former Congressman Freddie Diaz, noted on Monday that the fact that his client became available to authorities after a 9-month preventive prison against him for the alleged rape of an employee in his office does not mean that he takes responsibility for this crime.

talking to no turns from RPP Newsthe representative of the defense of the ex-deputy said that the decision to turn himself in after the decision preventive prison he seeks to set the precedent that his client is not going to run away or interfere with the investigation of this case.

“The accusation is serious, the fact is serious, indicative, but today with this legalization it does not mean accepting responsibility, because pre-trial detention is not early punishment. What we are doing is submitting to the judiciary so that they don’t think or believe that Freddie Diaz is going to run away and that he is going to interfere with the investigation, that’s clear, ”he said.

defense strategy

In this regard, the lawyer indicated that part of his defense strategy would be to demonstrate the existence of consent in sexual relations, in which the former parliamentarian is accused. He clarified that at the moment the public ministry has not decided whether Freddie Diaz will be charged with unconscious rape or rape for using his position.

“Unconscious rape, judgment rendered Supreme Court in this case, it is not so much the presence of unconsciousness that is determined, but the situations that must be checked in the process. The truth is that it is necessary to check whether there was consent or not, and based on this postulate, that we have always worked on our line of defense, and defense actions will be carried out based on this definition, ”he said.

Delivery of the ex-legislator

Former parliamentarian Freddie Diaz was brought to justice this afternoon after Permanent Criminal Division of the Supreme Court last Friday ordered a nine-month remand against him in connection with the investigation he is facing in connection with the alleged crime of rape.

Presenting himself to the authorities, the former deputy will spend the night in a judicial prison located in Cercado de Lima, waiting for the National Penitentiary Institute to determine the prison in which he will serve nine months of pre-trial detention while being investigated by prosecutors.