President Luis Lacalle Pou defended the nationalist senator and president of the Parlasur, Gustavo Penades. who was accused of sexual abuse of minorsand assured that he believes “him.”
After several referents of the National Party (NP) came out to offer their support and confidence to Penadés, the president also wrote his name on that list after participating in an activity in the School Police.
There, in an informal conversation with the journalists present, he affirmed that the Herrerista senator has your “trust” and “support”. “I believe him,” said Lacalle Pou when asked about the accusations against the legislator, adding that he hopes that Justice clears up the case.
Meanwhile, the General Prosecutor of the Nation announced that it will act ex officio to investigate the accusation made by the nationalist militant Romina Celeste Papasso, who publicly declared that she was abused by Penadés when she was 13 years old and still identified as a boy.
The defense of Penadés and the support of its sector
After Romina Celeste’s statements went viral, the senator from the National Party gave a press conference in which He “absolutely” denied the criminal conduct for which the militant accused him. Likewise, he pointed out that he did not admit that because he had a certain sexual orientation he was listed as a pedophile; and that the sole purpose of the accusations is to subject him to “public derision.”
Among the Herreristas who expressed their support, the Minister of the Interior stands outLuis Alberto Heber —member of the List 71 as Penadés—and the chancellor Francisco Bustillo, who personally met with the senator as a sign of support. Also the departmental president of the PN in Montevideo, Laura Raffo. He maintained that he trusts the Justice to clarify the facts, as did Lacalle Pou.
The nationalist senator Jorge GandiniHe also expressed solidarity on his social networks. “I’ve known him for a long time. He is a colleague I respect and a dignified and honorable person. I believe in his word and I extend my solidarity to him. He submitted to Justice, accordingly,” she published.
Penadés, for his part, confirmed that he will present a defamation complaint against Romina Celeste and continues to defend her innocence.
Source: Ambito
