Ombudsman condemns taunts against people with Down syndrome issued by Jorge Luna and Ricardo Mendoza

The Ombudsman's Office condemned the mockery that the show's comedians “Talking Huevadas” performed on people with Down syndrome. As is known, Ricardo Mendoza and Jorge Luna made negative and stereotypical comments against the national futsal team.

“Lack of respect and prejudice to the dignity of people with disabilities is not within the freedom of expression,” the entity said through its Twitter account.

This Monday, an excerpt from the show of these two questioned people went viral, where you can hear Luna say that she is not a “Down football fan”. “I don't know who their stars are, I don't know who the different ones are,” he said, which caused the laughter of those present.

After this comment, Mendoza added that the public did not understand the joke “because it arrived late”, referring to people who have different abilities.

This comment has caused the indignation of many people through social networks, since it is not the first time they have mocked such sensitive topics.

It is worth mentioning that last February, presenters Ricardo Gabriel Mendoza Castillo and Norka Anahí Gaspar Ríos mocked about the harassment and intimidation of a minor who was traveling on a public service bus, where a subject began to touch her undue. Faced with this serious misconduct, the Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation against the comedians.

The investigation is being carried out by the Tenth Provincial Family Prosecutor's Office, led by prosecutor Rita Ajalcriña Cabezudo.

“The opening of this investigation was arranged after it became known that these people, who lead a program broadcast on the YouTube platform, had made mockery and obscene comments referring to a case of sexual violence in aggrieved against a minor,” said the Public Ministry.

“These kinds of comments on an issue of gender-based violence and street sexual harassment, such as the one mentioned above, violate the right to honor, dignity and social security of minors,” the prosecutor's office said in a press release.

COLLECTIVE OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME IS PRONOUNCED

After this regrettable event, the collective of people with Down syndrome, raised their voices in protest to these negative and misplaced comments.

“From Collective Down Peru (CDP), we express our total rejection and indignation at the offensive and discriminatory words expressed in the stand-up comedy show program “Hablando huevadas” directed by Jorge Luna and Ricardo Mendoza aimed at public mockery and taking advantage of it the so-called black humor. Discrimination, intolerance and prejudice have characteristics of crime provided for in our legislation Law 29973, which constitute unacceptable practices that must be denounced, investigated and combated for the good of society as a whole,” the statement read.

“Colectivo Down Peru representing people with Down syndrome in our country, raises its voice of protest at the events and requests the competent bodies to take appropriate measures in the face of any type of discrimination. We cannot allow aggression and mockery at the effort and sacrifice of families committed to the continuous improvement of their relatives with Down syndrome, throwing away everything achieved so far,” they added.

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