Lima, Peru: It is left out of Congress. Faced with the condemnation that aroused his initial decision to shield Freddy Díaz, denounced for rape, the plenary session of Parliament backtracked and approved disqualifying him for ten years from public service. Now, his seat must be assumed by his assistant.
There were 77 votes in favor, one against (the defendant himself), and four abstentions (Raúl Huamán and María Zeta – Popular Force; Darwin Espinoza -Popular Action; and Heidy Juárez – Not grouped). Sixty-six votes were required (excluding the members of the Permanent Commission that approved the report and recommendation of the constitutional accusation).
On Tuesday, the report to disqualify Díaz Munago and thus remove him from Congress did not reach the minimum 66 votes for its approval (because it is a constitutional accusation). On that occasion, 22 legislators helped the parliamentarian: 21 voted in abstention and one against.
Until the last moment, Díaz tried to avoid the sanction, and for this, he obtained the initial support of the legislator Heidy Juárez, former Minister of Women.
During the debate, Jorge Marticorena (Perú Bicentenario) anticipated that his abstention vote would change, but he considered the 10-year penalty exaggerated and proposed reducing it to 5 years, he indicated.
