Uruguay
Congress will summon César Astudillo over security, the leadership of the PNP and appointments at the ministry
The interior minister will have to answer 27 questions before the full Chamber of Deputies. The questionnaire includes measures against crime, the management of the National Police and questioned appointments.
Peru’s Interior Minister, César Astudillo, will be summoned this Thursday before the full Chamber of Deputies, where he will have to answer 27 questions related to insecurity, his management at the head of the sector and administrative decisions adopted during his term, according to El Comercio Perú.
According to that outlet, the session will begin at 10 a.m. and the parliamentary debate will last two hours, with time distributed proportionally among the six parliamentary groups, as agreed by the Board of Spokespersons. The motion was promoted by Juntos por el Perú.
The first block of questions focuses on citizen security and the ministry’s actions against crimes such as extortion, contract killings and aggravated homicides. It also includes questions about oversight and evaluation of strategies, coordination with other state institutions, use of the budget in security programs, participation of neighborhood councils, prevention campaigns and the protection of human rights defenders.
In addition, the questionnaire covers the results against kidnappings and disappearances, the condition of the vehicle fleet of the National Police of Peru, inoperative vehicles and the possible decommissioning of units more than 15 years old. Questions are also included about international agreements against transnational organized crime and about progress in investigations into the murders of environmental defenders, including the case of Américo Pascual Tumisha.
Another section of the interpellation targets the then commander general of the PNP, Óscar Arriola. However, El Comercio Perú indicated that last week his departure and the appointment of Fredy López as the new police chief were announced, and he took office this Thursday, September 16.
The questionnaire also includes questions about the appointment of Magali Ella Meza Mundaca as general director of Human Resources at the Ministry of the Interior, as well as about guarantees of autonomy for the Police in complex investigations and possible political interference.
In the final section, lawmakers raise questions about Astudillo’s suitability to lead the ministry, his performance in the face of the advance of organized crime and the composition of his work team with former members of the Army in key positions within the portfolio, always according to the details published by El Comercio Perú.
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