“On the recommendation of my lawyer I refrain from testifying,” replied the president’s wife peter castle before each question from the members of the Congress Oversight Commission, dominated by the right-wing opposition.
Lilia Paredes was summoned after a Sunday television program stated that her sister Yenifer and a construction businessman offered sanitation works in a town in Cajamarcathe northern region of Peru where she and President Castillo are from.
Several legislators, among them the Fujimori Martha Moyanothey tried to convince her to respond, but she refused, repeatedly invoking her lawyer’s recommendation, benji espinozawho was sitting next to him.
“I declared on July 8 at the prosecutor’s office, you can request a copy from the prosecutor’s office, there are all the questions,” said the 49-year-old first lady of Peru, who is a rural teacher, like her husband.
The Public Ministry had summoned Paredes for the same case and she answered all the questions from prosecutor Jony Peña.
Congressional pressure
“You have every right to remain silent, because you are a constitutional rightbut it is important that the first lady give a message to Peruvians,” said Moyano, who invoked God in an attempt to persuade her. Paredes is an evangelical and her husband is Catholic.
As he refrained from responding, a couple of legislators suggested ending the hearing, but the president of the Congress Commission, the opposition Hector VenturaHe went ahead with the questions.
After the session, which lasted just over an hour, Espinoza defended her client’s right to remain silent.
“No one can be forced to testify and no one can be induced to testify,” said the lawyer.
The head of the Commission affirmed that Paredes “has perfectly used his right to remain silent” and welcomed the fact that “he has come to this legislative palace.”
On the other hand, for the radical opposition parliamentarian Jorge Montoyawho is not a member of the Oversight Commission, the refusal to answer the questions was “a mockery of Congress.”
Source: Ambito
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