The ruler assured that “during the 17 months in office” that “a certain sector of parliament had the only item on the agenda” to remove him from office, “because they never accepted the results of an election” that last year to defeat the right-wing leader in the second round Keiko Fujimori.
The ruler also claimed that he will exercise his “right to defense” this Wednesday and that he is “a democrat who respects the constitution, institutions, due process, the rule of law and the balance of power” in his country.
Referring to the motion, one of Castillo’s attorneys, Benji Espinozaopened this Tuesday the possibility of resorting to constitutional justice if Congress approves the resignation.
Castillo already raffled off a first “moral incompetence” resignation request in December 2021, when the motion went unheard, and a second trial last March, when he was alone 55 votes.
Source: El heraldo
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