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Controversy The government of Peru defends Pedro Castillo, while the Prosecutor's Office justifies the accusation
The
Constitutional Court of Peru
has pulverized one of the silver bullets that Congress kept against
Pedro Castillo.
In a decision that
had the unanimity of the plenary session
of the court, the judges
declared founded the habeas corpus
that the president's lawyers presented against the report that recommended his disqualification for treason, drafted and voted by the parliamentary
Subcommittee on Constitutional Accusations.
The Constitutional Court is convinced that it violates "the right to due motivation in parliamentary headquarters", a decision of importance that also coincides with the presence in
Lima
of the high-level commission sent by the
Organization of American States (OAS)
at the request of Castle.
The six magistrates maintain that issuing opinions does not have sufficient entity to generate criminal relevance.
Something that most experts and observers had already warned about, given the fragility of the accusation.
In a controversial interview with
CNN
months ago, Castillo, little gifted for words,
commented that the people should be consulted
about the possibility of
giving Bolivia an outlet to the sea,
a historical claim of the Andean neighbor.
Former Bolivian President
Evo Morales
is one of Castillo's biggest supporters in the region.
This decision does not discredit, on the other hand, the six investigations initiated by the
Prosecutor
's Office against Castillo, different cases of corruption that have led investigators to point out the president for being in charge of a criminal group, made up of several relatives and friends, who
intended to obtain extortion in exchange for tenders
for different works or initiatives.
Protests against Castillo during the visit of the OAS delegation.Paolo AguilarEFE
The good news accumulates in the last hours for Castillo.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador,
President of
Mexico,
decided to postpone the
Presidential Summit of the Pacific Alliance,
scheduled for Friday, until the Peruvian president receives permission from his Parliament, denied days ago after a controversial vote.
"I appreciate the solidarity and support of the brother president of Mexico in putting the common interest of our peoples above any political irresponsibility that a certain sector caused by preventing my trip," certified Castillo, who should assume the protempore presidency of this organization.
One of the possibilities is that the summit moves to Peru.
And all of this in the presence of Latin American foreign ministers and former foreign ministers, who are already working in Lima for a rapprochement between the president and Congress,
the two most discredited institutions in the country.
According to the latest surveys, 56% of the population supports new general elections so
that they all leave.
The majority of the country (59%) is convinced that Castillo is involved in acts of corruption.
On the contrary,
only 27% believe in his innocence.
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