The crisis faced in recent days in Government of Peru The prime minister’s head was claimed on Tuesday Alberto Otarolawho resigned from office after being accused of aiding and abetting an irregular contract for his former partner with the State.
Otárola announced his resignation last Tuesday in a press appearance, in which he took no questions, after meeting with the president for two hours in the Government Palace in Lima. Dina Boluarte.
After transmission of an audio between Otárola and the young Yaziré PinedoBoluarte ordered the immediate return of the prime minister, who was in Canada, and the Prosecutor’s Office announced the opening of preliminary proceedings against the head of cabinet for the alleged commission of two corruption crimes.
Otárola claimed that he had made the decision to resign to “give peace of mind” to the Governmentalthough he believed he was the victim of a conspiracy for which he held former president Martín Vizcarra (2018-2020) directly responsible.
“I have no doubts about it Behind all this is Mr. Martín Vizcarra“, he underlined before specifying that he makes himself available to “all investigations” that will be launched, as he refuses to be involved in any type of corruption.
I submitted my resignation from the position of Prime Minister to give the president peace of mind and recompose the cabinet. I continue to serve the country, as I have done throughout my professional life. pic.twitter.com/LfvQUFXhfR
— Alberto Otarola (@AlbertoOtarolaP) March 6, 2024
He stated that “in the last few hours the country has witnessed a plot, a conspiracy” against him and that “several characters acting in the shadows” participated in this “media operation”.
“All necessary investigations and assessments must be carried out,” he added before stating that he has no doubt that Vizcarra “is behind all this”.
In a message then published on the social network Vizcarra described the accusation as “delusional” of the prime minister and assured that he had never “participated in political plots of any kind”.
He added that he agreed with Otárola’s resignation, but announced that he would file “a formal complaint” against him, for what he considers “aggravated defamation”.
Like the vast majority of Peruvians, I agree with the resignation of the prime minister, who will now have to answer for the murders committed during the social protest.
Furthermore, I firmly reject his delusional accusations, I have never participated in political plots of any kind.…— Martín Vizcarra (@MartinVizcarraC) March 6, 2024
On Monday, Yaziré Pinedo offered an interview in which he acknowledged that he had been the prime minister’s partner for a short time, although he assured that the broadcast conversation was manipulated to give the impression that it was current, when in reality it took place in 2021, before Otárola entered government.
He added that Vizcarra, the president’s brother Nicanor Boluarte and the lawyer César Figueredo organized a plot to remove Otárola and thus be able to introduce a new prime minister close to them.
Vizcarra and Figueredo denied the accusations and even stressed that they did not know the young woman.
Source: Clarin
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