It was approved that the State assume the monetary expense for the legal defense of Prime Minister Alberto Otárola through a preliminary investigation carried out by the National Prosecutor’s Office for alleged responsibility before the deaths that occurred during the demonstrations once morest the Government of Dina Boluarte.
According to a verification of the Republic, according to the State Procurement Supervisory Body (OSCE), on February 10, 2023, the services of a lawyer were ordered for the amount of S/ 39 thousand.
Through the resolution of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, it was proven that the Government assumes such expense. “It is resolved to grant the benefit of the defense and legal advice requested by Mr. Luis Alberto Otárola Peñaranda, president of the Council of Ministers, during the investigation carried out by the Area of Illicit Enrichment and Constitutional Complaints of the Office of the Nation, carried out carried out in the tax file No. 277-2022 ”, reads resolution No. 012-2023-PCM / SG.
Finally, it is noted that, in the event Alberto Otárola is found responsible at the end of the judicial process, he will be obliged to return the cost of the money assumed by the State to defend him as an official.
