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Lima, May 13 (RHC) – Peruvian President Pedro Castillo this Friday condemned the crimes committed by opposition elements against three ministers being questioned in the Congress of the Republic – the parliament – and apologized for what happened.
“I firmly reject malicious and depraved attitudes,” Castillo said of the legislature in which Prime Minister Aníbal Torres and Energy and Mines Ministers Carlos Palacios and Betssy Chávez were questioned the day before.
In a public council of ministers held in the central Andean city of Pasco, the president also asked forgiveness from Latin America and the world for the spectacle put on by the insulting parliamentarians, who lashed out at respondents with harsh adjectives.
It was, he said, an insult to the chief of staff and ministers who are giving their lives for their country, and made it clear that the government will not allow any wrongdoing that embarrasses Peru in front of Latin America and the world.
Castillo excluded most congressmen from the criticism because they are provincials who are being respectful and also uncomfortable with what happened, he said.
He confirmed his appreciation and support for Prime Minister Torres, who was the one who received the most attacks and insults in a session that labeled opposition elements as incompetent, unintelligent, deficient and other adjectives with stronger words.
For his part, Torres stated that traditional governments have not sufficiently addressed the needs of the population or provided them with the necessary services, but his representatives have criticized the ministers and called them incompetent.
“We have tolerated that until now, we must put a stop to it, because these incompetent people, who left us a Peru that has been destroyed in terms of education, health and infrastructure and has fallen victim to corruption, cannot continue to insult freely just because they have done so have some media,” he said.
He added that it is much better understood that everyone must respect each other and work together to address the country’s problems.
Peru witnessed an unusual marathon this week from four government officials being questioned, including Interior Minister Alfonso Chávarry, who underwent the procedure last Thursday.
Opposition members plan to request censorship of Homeland headlines over the riots of a few weeks ago and other issues; Energy and Mines, accused of failing to select suitable collaborators; and Labor for an air traffic controllers strike.
However, for Prime Minister Torres, who is paradoxically the most criticized and whose resignation would result in the resignation of the entire Cabinet of Ministers, there is no request for censorship that entails the obligation to resign, which, if repeated, would authorize President Castillo to do so dissolve congress.
Asked about possible fears of going to that extreme, Hernando Guerra, spokesman for the far-right Popular Force party, asked not to confuse caution with fear and believed it was Castillo who should decide on Torres’ move. (source: Latin Press).