President Pedro Castillo’s lawyer, Benji Espinoza, criticized the fact that the head of the Congressional Oversight Commission, Héctor Ventura (FP), advanced his opinion and did not send the President and his legal defense the documentation that was requested on his case before being submitted. to an interrogation by said parliamentary body.
“We were told that if he wanted that information, the President had to go to Congress,” said the lawyer, in statements to TVPeru.
He indicated that on Monday, June 20, an official letter was sent to Parliament indicating that the President would receive the Oversight Commission at the Government Palace seven days later, “despite the fact that he does not have jurisdiction.” In this sense, the prior referral of all the proceedings in this investigation was requested.
The next day they were told that if the President wanted access to this documentation he would have to go to Parliament to testify. “The next day, Congressman Héctor Ventura says that he has evidence against the President,” said the lawyer.
This constituted a preview of opinion, he added. Likewise, Espinoza questioned that in that same statement Ventura indicated that, two days after questioning the President, the final report would be ready.
In this regard, it was decided that the President would not testify before the Oversight Commission, despite which its members went to the Government headquarters.
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Espinoza pointed out that the parliamentarians sought to finalize the interrogation of the President, in order to point out in the report that they plan to issue tomorrow, that he had had the opportunity to give his defenses and that his right to due process was respected.
He argued that decision by pointing out that this parliamentary group “is not governed by criteria of objectivity, but of opportunity and convenience.”
“Due process not only applies to jurisdictional proceedings in the Judiciary or the Public Prosecutor’s Office, but also projects its effects in any scenario where people’s interests are discussed, and therefore it must project its effects in parliamentary processes,” he added.
He pointed out that the ruling issued by the Constitutional Court in the Tineo Cabrera case establishes that “reinforced protection is necessary for political bodies that have materially jurisdictional functions,” such as Congress.
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Published: 6/28/2022
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