This afternoon he will meet the Directory of the National Party (PN) to determine how the case of senator Gustavo penadeswhich will possibly be transferred to the Ethics Commission later, while the vice-president, Beatriz Argimonadvanced that the meetings and decisions will be as transparent and careful as possible and expressed that he believes that the suspension or expulsion are the possible measures against the senator.
The Board of Directors of the National Party will meet at five in the afternoon today where the party coordinators, in addition to discussing other issues, will cover the case of Senator Penadés – accused of having had paid sexual relations with minors – which could be raised to the PN Ethics Commission.
The vice president, Beatriz Argimon, He commented, in dialogue with Radio Carve, that the board of directors make a firm decision regarding his impeachment. “I think it is essential that the PN board have a firm decision regarding what measure to take, when it comes to a senator who is being considered your lawlessness and everything suggests that there will be a vote, in addition the senator himself has requested it, it seems to me that the board of directors should make a decision today”, he stated.
On the other hand, he considered that the measure of the board of directors cannot be delayed, while he was of the opinion that, as a minimum, the penalty should be a suspension or an expulsion. “The suspension can be until the Justice determinesor eventually an expulsion, those are the two options that I understand are going to be considered today,” he said.
What did Lacalle Pou say?
Last week, President Lacalle Pou referred to the Penadés case again and maintained that he hopes that Justice will “rule as soon as possible.” When the first complaint against the former bench coordinator of the National Party in it Senate, the president had defended Penadés, saying that he believed “him” and that I had both his “trust” and his “backing”. With another seven complaints filed and the confession of the president of the Parlasur —in use of license— that he did not ask for the identity card to confirm the age of the people to whom he paid to have sexual relations, Lacalle Pou distanced himself.
“I related an episode of a person who is trusted, that friendship and what any of you, any individual, would do,” he explained, referring to his previous statements, in which he had pointed out that “he would be a bad friend ” if he did not believe the Herrerista senator, whom he has known for 30 years.
“With the first person who denounced it [la militante del PN Romina Celeste Papasso] I have no deal. I ask you; a friend is coming They have known him for more than 30 years., and he looks at them and says ‘look, it wasn’t me’. He looks me in the eye and tells me: ‘I didn’t go, I didn’t do anything. It isn’t true’. Who does anyone believe?” The president had expressed during the first moments of the case.
Now, Lacalle Pou maintained that “the issue is in Justice, the complaints are many, from what I have been able to find out, they are serious”. “I hope that Justice will rule as soon as possible declaring him innocent or guilty; if the second happens, obviously there is a matter of personal consequences that they will imagine that it is very strong”, he added, without giving further opinions on the case.
He also assured that he will not prejudge the senator; but you can imagine when one trusts a person and if the opposite happens, what would happen to any individual? Also, with the type of complaint that is being filed, but we will see”.
Source: Ambito
