The left-wing Democratic Peru party has presented this Friday afternoon a proposal in the country’s Congress to declare as null and void the motion of censure that removed former President Pedro Castillo from office on December 7.
Specifically, Congresswoman Nieves Limachi has asked to annul the motion supported by most of the Andean Parliament alluding to an alleged obstructionism on the part of the chamber during Castillo’s Executive and that the former president only sent a message on television and did not carry out any action, as reported by the newspaper ‘Correo’.
The motion stresses that Castillo’s message was «surprising» and that it was «in response to the obstructionist actions of Congress presented throughout his administration».
In addition, Limachi has argued that Castillo’s message was a televised statement and that there was no presidential act, as well as no administrative procedure act that was secret.
«According to our Penal Code, a televised message of the President of the Republic of Peru does not constitute a crime of rebellion, conspiracy or attempt, in that line of ideas a message to the nation does not have the character of administrative acts or any other legal act in protection of the principle of legality», reads the proposal presented by Peru Democrático.
In this sense, the proposal states that «no regulation or written order was issued to the Armed Forces or the National Police or any external force to impede or hinder the functioning of the legislative or judicial power or any other autonomous institution, or any other institution mentioned in your message».
For this reason, Peru Democrático has asked to annul the motion of censure filed against Castillo, according to the aforementioned media.
Pedro Castillo was deposed by the Congress as president of Peru in a motion of censure that went ahead after the former president announced the dissolution of the Parliament and the establishment of a government of exception.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
