The vice president Victoria Villarruel stressed that the Senate has “reacted quickly “in the face of an act of corruption” after the approval by a large majority of the expulsion of Edgardo Kueiderdetained in Paraguay, where he tried to enter with more than US$200,000 without declaring, although he also crossed over to the Kirchnerist bloc, driver of the measure.
In this regard, she stressed that she herself had requested the treatment of the expulsion of Parrilli and launched: “Unfortunately the senators considered that this person must be protected and that he continue on his bench.” The Vice President argued that she presented the request since the senator is “prosecuted for aggravated cover-up for the murder of 85 Argentines in the AMIA attack.”
Given the decision to reject the request, Villarruel pointed out that it was “one of the many hypocrisies of Kirchnerism.” “When we talk about them, and for events as serious as those involving Parrilli, it is not directly abouta,” he noted.
Victoria Villarruel celebrated the dismissal of Edgardo Kueider from the Senate
Regarding the case of Kueider, He stressed that his dismissal was voted “in record time by decision of the senators” after they found him “‘red-handed’ in the commission of a crime” and celebrated that he will “answer for the same.”
Kueider was removed from office for 61 affirmative votes, five negatives and one abstentionfar exceeding the necessary two-thirds. The removal was promoted by the Peronist interbloc led by Senator José Mayans (Formosa) and was resisted until this morning by some members of the rest of the benches.
La Libertad Avanza sought the suspension of the senator, which meant that he could not occupy his seat or enjoy his salary until at least March 1, the date on which the period of ordinary sessions begins. In any case, at the last minute, the ruling bloc changed the direction of its vote and agreed to the Union for the Homeland initiative.
Victoria Villarruel asked that senators freeze their diets starting January 1
On the other hand, Villarruel maintained that he had also requested that the freezing of the Senate’s allowances be addressed as of January 1, when they will begin to be updated automatically.
Although he clarified that his role in the Upper House is facilitate “the conditions for the treatment and discussion of issues” and he stressed that he is not the one who makes the decisions, he considered: “Understanding the immense effort that the population is making economically, I believe that we must be up to the task and that is why the senators’ diets must be frozen.”
Source: Ambito
