With 94 votes in favor, they accepted that parliamentarians from different parties come together to analyze the truth of the revelations of the digital medium La Posta.
This journalistic entity revealed last week the alleged existence of a public company bribery scheme run by Lasso’s brother-in-law, Daniel Carrera, whom they dubbed the grand godfather.
Left Democratic Party MP Yeseña Guamaní was the one who proposed the creation of the special commission because, in her opinion, corruption is an evil that has undermined public institutions and will end up “liquidating” the country.
Despite approving the initiative, MP Alejandro Jaramillo said it was unnecessary to set up a new monitoring group on the case, as the Judiciary Commission he heads had already opened an investigation into the case.
For the good of the country, even the official lawmakers themselves are supporting the investigations, said Parliamentarian Paola Cabezas of the Citizens’ Revolution (RC).
Fernando Flores, of the executive branch-affiliated bank, expressed his support for the investigations “whoever falls,” even if they belong to previous governments.
There will be seven members of this multi-party commission: Pedro Zapata (Partido Social Cristiano); Diego Esparza (Ecuadorian Socialist Party); Rodrigo Fajardo (Democratic Left); Mireya Pazmino (Pachakutik); Viviana Veloz (Union for Hope) Augusto Guaman (Independent); and Gruber Zambrano (National Agreement Bank).
In the face of the complaints, Lasso initially asserted that there were no acts of corruption in his government, but later, when new evidence came to light, the chief executive changed his speech and said he would support the investigation.
Blasco Luna, from the RC, expressed that the information had to be made transparent in order to get the truth, all officials involved had to respond, he stressed.
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