The president of the Republic, peter castlewill not receive the Congressional Oversight Commission, which had convened it for this Monday, March 7, for the Sarratera, Bruno Pacheco and Karelim López. Instead, the Government Palace reports that the president expresses his “willingness” to respond in writing and asks that the questions be sent to him.
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The two-page letter was sent to Héctor Ventura, president of said commission, and is signed by Beder Camacho, general secretary (e) of the Presidential Office.
“I request that the President be excused from making his witness statement in person at the Presidential Office. However, with the aim of making the investigations transparent, the President expresses his willingness to respond in writing to any query required by the Commission that you chair, for which we request that you send the list of questions”, he indicated.
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Read the official letter from the Government Palace to Congress here:
This, as a reply to the summons that was sent to him so that, as a guest, he clarifies the doubts of the commission that investigates the alleged irregularities that occurred during the visits made by the president to the building on the Sarratea passage, in Breña.
“As our Political Constitution indicates, the Presidency of the Republic has the highest position in the State, it is Head of State, and Head of Government, it not only represents, but also personifies the Nation. Our country has adopted a presidential system of government, for this reason the president is elected by popular vote, he has the highest hierarchy in the service to the nation as indicated in article 110 of the Constitution”, specifies the official letter from the Government Palace.
Camacho also affirms that President Castillo “has acted with total transparency throughout his career, which is why he has made himself available to justice” and maintains that “he has never participated in any irregular act and is willing to clarify any doubt”.
In dialogue with El Comercio, the legislator Héctor Ventura (Popular Force), indicated that he “regrets” that the president “does not want to answer the questions spontaneously.”
“The people, as he always refers to, that he define or clarify these alleged acts of corruption. He resorts to article 117 and we can resort to article 97 of the Constitution. There are conflicting positions legally. However, it would be a healthy political gesture for the country for him to respond to these questions,” he added.
The parliamentarian added that “the president can make use of his right to remain silent.” Ventura assured that on Tuesday, following the working group session, the invitation to the head of state to attend the commission “in person” would be reiterated – by official letter.
Previously, Ventura had said that they were willing to attend to any rescheduling request.
The legislator added that the important thing is that the president go to the commission that is investigating possible irregular acts and once morest transparency in the meetings he held in the Sarratea passage, in Breña, outside the Government Palace.
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