the congresswoman magaly ruizdenounced for having cut part of the salary of a former worker in her office, is now also accused of hiring Camila Mantilla, girlfriend of her son Jeffrey Marrufo Ruiz, which would violate the Legislative Code of Ethics.
According to what was revealed by the Punto Final program, the congressional worker was appointed to Congresswoman Ruiz’s office as level 2 assistant since February 2022.
The report noted that the congresswoman’s son’s girlfriend made a series of trips to Colombia and the United States with Ruíz. This link between the son of Ruíz and Mantilla would date back to May 2021, before the date of his hiring.
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According to the evidence from the Ruiz workers’ chat, the assistant only I would work two days because he would be studying for the rest of the week.
Lawyer Alejandro Rospigliosi, an expert in parliamentary law, pointed out that this designation is a clear violation of the Code of Ethics of the Congress, mainly of article 4.
“(The regulation) It is clear in establishing that respect for parliamentary investiture is the duty of a legislator”said.
It added that subparagraph G states that a member of Congress may not employ or have ad honorem family members up to the fourth degree of consanguinity or second degree of affinity in parliamentary service.
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Complaints by quotas
The report also revealed that during her period as councilor of the district of La Esperanza in 2020, the current parliamentarian made the request to deliver the quota of S / 200 to her former adviser Jhonny Romero Nima.
As reported, the workers of the Municipality of La Esperanza had to deliver this amount of the S/1,200 they received monthly as part of their work.
“During this time we were hired due to the issue of COVID-19, we had to look for vulnerable people and enter baskets, also visit the markets and verify that everyone is complying with the regulations. To get to the position, the condition was to give S/200 to Mrs. Ruiz, because she was in the campaign and we had to support “, said one of those affected.
For these reasons, the National Prosecutor’s Office began a preliminary investigation a few days ago once morest congresswoman Magaly Ruíz for the alleged crime of concussion, as well as Romero as an alleged accomplice of the same crime.
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