The investigation into the alleged corruption scheme in public companies in which Danilo Carrera, brother-in-law of the President of the Republic, Guillermo Lasso, would be involved, confronts correísmo legislators and the ruling party for the prominence that this issue will bring on which everyone in Parliament comment.
Although the Permanent Commission of Justice went ahead to convene for this Wednesday, January 11, on this case, ten people among public officials and former officials and the representative of the digital portal The post, that spread the report on the alleged corruption, correísmo harbors the possibility of putting together an occasional multi-party commission.
The correísmo proposal is in the field of its allies the Social Christians and some dissidents of the Democratic Left and the rebel bench of Pachakutik. This sector needs 70 votes to wrest the investigation from the Justice Commission chaired by Alejandro Jaramillo, from the Democratic Left.
In parallel, the president of the National Assembly, Virgilio Saquicela, points out that he fulfilled his duty to ask the control authorities and the State Attorney General’s Office to investigate the alleged network of corruption. Officially, he revealed that a petition to set up a multi-party commission has not been filed, they are only comments, but there are still no certainties.
National Assembly asks to investigate an alleged network of corruption in public companies
Legislator Fernando Cedeño, from the correísta Union for Hope bench, described as serious the complaint that involves political figures and others very close to the regime; It is not just anything that among those named in these acts of corruption is the brother-in-law of the president called “the Great Godfather”, one of the main shareholders of Banco Guayaquil and linked to the entire financial system of the country, he warned.
The National Assembly must take cognizance and control political actions through an occasional multi-party commission of five members; its conformation must be immediate, because it is necessary to investigate and determine the political responsibility. “It is a very serious issue that affects the Government from its very core, just as it happened with Pandora Papers,” Cedeño insisted.
The decision to integrate an occasional commission to investigate the corruption plot in the government of Guillermo Lasso is an issue that does not depend on a bench, but on the entire Parliament. “We have talked with the other assemblymen colleagues and there is interest in setting up an occasional commission to investigate the case,” insisted the correísmo representative.
Regarding legislator Ronny Aleaga, who is named in one of the audios revealed by The post, Assemblyman Cedeño commented that it is an issue that goes beyond the bench and the political organization, since that instance had previously intervened with a reprimand.
The coordinator of the pro-government National Agreement bench, Juan Fernando FloresHe commented that occasional commissions should not continue to be created, that the Justice Commission began this audit process and should continue at that level. “Here it is more bureaucracy or political persecution,” stressed the assemblyman, who warned that this issue will undoubtedly be used as an electoral element.
What are they going to investigate from the Assembly if the Prosecutor’s Office just begins its process, asked Flores, who assured that the Government will attend the meetings in the Justice Commission. “The Government has been clear in its statement, we have never had any interest in not making things transparent,” he insisted.
The president of the Justice Commission, Alejandro Jaramillo, defended the control process initiated, whose objective is to establish the truth; because “as long as there is no evidence, they simply remain in the air.” For this reason, we have already summoned the journalist from The post and some former officials and officials who would be related to this issue, he added.
The Justice Commission summons Danilo Carrera and several government officials to give explanations about the alleged network of corruption in public companies
He recalled that the organic law of the Legislative Branch establishes that at the moment that a commission initiates an audit process, the other commissions will no longer be able to hear about those facts.
The Justice table hopes to notify the president of the Assembly, Virgilio Saquicela, about the decision of the Commission so that he can inform the other commissions that the Justice table is already in the investigation that will have three phases that are the appearances, and for this The information presented by the journalist is expected, as well as indicating how much the State has been affected by these contracts.
Ricardo Vanegas, from the Pachakutik block, He stated that the investigation carried out by the Justice Commission regarding the complaint of the digital media should not be taken away The post, because the law determines that when a commission assumes competence it is the one that has to continue hearing; However, in the past, the plenary session has already made decisions through which it appoints occasional commissions; therefore, with the votes in plenary it is possible.
He clarified that the Assembly cannot investigate private individuals, since from the complaint filed with the Prosecutor’s Office, the main parties involved in this act of alleged corruption are not public officials and that is not within the competence of Parliament; What we can do is investigate the public official who has the category of Minister of State, therefore, the Assembly cannot assume a function that does not correspond to it, said Vanegas.
In the case of assemblyman Ronny Aleaga, who is also named in some audios, there is a procedure for an investigation, that is, any assemblyman can file a complaint and based on this the Ethics Committee can initiate a process. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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