“It is unheard of that the Senate wants to throw me out without listening to my version of the events. They are violating constitutional principles such as the constitutional right to self-defense,” said the legislator in dialogue with The Nation.
“They are saying that they took all the money out of my backpack and that is not the case, that is false, it is a lie,” said the senator while maintaining that he will present evidence that would reveal alleged improper actions. by Paraguayan staff of the border crossing that carried out the operation.
“I was not caught red-handed because the money was not in my backpack. When the operation was over, the Customs personnel put everything that was in the car inside the backpack. Furthermore, I declared what I had on me at that time, I declared that I had that money“Kueider insisted.
Finally, he indicated that he will maintain the version that his lawyers already installed in the file, which indicates that the money was not his or that of the woman who accompanied him in the vehicle, Iara Guinsel Costabut of an investor in a Paraguayan company the one she worked for.
Kueider’s expulsion advances in the Senate
The session was attended by 68 of the 72 members of the Senate and everyone voted in favor of moving forward with the debate. In the event that a suspension, a proposal promoted by La Libertad Avanza, Kueider would not be able to occupy his seat nor would he enjoy his salary as senator. It is stipulated that the sanction extends until at least March 1, the date on which the regular session begins.
The possible disqualification of the senator was left out of the discussion Oscar Parrilli (Union for the Homeland), which was hinted at by the vice president herself Victoria Villarruel, in the framework of the investigation for “treason” after the signing of the memorandum with Iran. It would be the only topic that will be discussed by the National Congress during the extraordinary legislative period, after the Government itself admitted that “We do not agree with the agenda” for a series of electoral and security reforms to debate in parliamentary committees.
Source: Ambito
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