Ombudsman formally requests the resignation of Pedro Castillo from the Presidency of Peru

More and more public institutions are asking Pedro Castillo to resign from the presidency of Peru in the face of the questions that have accumulated in against him since he took office just eight months ago. As well as the social conflicts it would have caused by its decisions, such as the failed curfew of April 5.

On this occasion, the Ombudsman, Walter Gutiérrez, makes this request as “supervisor of the proper provision of public services and compliance with the duties of the State administration “, in addition to being the guarantor of fundamental rights.

“Renunciation is a form of solution that former leaders have turned to when they have noticed the seriousness of the crisis and understood that they themselves were an obstacle to finding a way out,” the document states.

For this reason, and in order to safeguard fundamental rights and public administration, “the Office of the Ombudsman demands that you carry out an act responsible to the country and loyal to the Constitution, proceeding to resign from office to begin a course of exit from this serious crisis”.

According to the office, the head of the institution recalled that, since Castillo took office, they repeatedly warned that the mandate to comply with the Constitution and the legal order was being violated.

In his view, “there is a serious and accelerated deterioration of public administration”. “As well as setbacks in public policies and the appointment of ministers and other unsuitable senior officials,” he said.

Walter Gutiérrez also recalled the lack of transparency due to the fact that Pedro Castillo has not yet made public the list of visits he received outside the Government Palace, as ordered by the Court of Transparency and Access to Public Information.

CONGRESS ALSO FORMALLY CALLS FOR CASTILLO'S RESIGNATION

Despite having greater disapproval than the president, Congress this week passed a motion urging Pedro Castillo to resign from the presidency of Peru. The vote received 61 votes in favor, 43 against and 1 abstention.

The initiative was presented by the parliamentarian of the Avanza Pais bench, Rosselli Amuruz, who asks the head of state to resign as a result of the political crisis in the country, aggravated by recent events in different regions.

He also describes it as “very serious” that, due to his inability to govern, Castillo Terrones shows “a lack of capacity to differentiate good from evil by appointing ministers and officials related to terrorism.”

In the document, Amuruz also describes it as “very serious for national sovereignty” that Pedro Castillo has indicated that he agreed to hold a referendum to grant Bolivia an exit to the sea.

It should be clarified that the motion under discussion is only an exhortation for resignation, that is, it expresses Parliament's wish that Pedro Castillo resign as President of Peru, but it does not force the president to step aside. It is a political gesture with no real effect.

JORGE MUÑOZ ALSO DEMANDS THE PRESIDENT'S RESIGNATION

The mayor of Lima, Jorge Muñoz, once again lashed out against the Castillo government. The burgomaster points to the professor as guilty of the political and social crisis that the country is going through, so he urged him to resign from office.

Speaking to the press, Muñoz said that “you have to realize” when you don't know how to manage. “He has not rectified how badly he has been working, the position fits him big and decisions have to be made. The first is he who must realize and say 'I as president am not working well' and I step aside and look for an orderly succession for the good of the country,” he said . “The only way out I see is the resignation of the president,” he added.

Jorge Muñoz offered these words while he has the disapproval of 59% of citizens regarding his management in the Municipality of Lima.