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Deputy DC Iván Flores was elected president of the commission ad hoc that will review the constitutional accusation filed against former Minister of Health Jaime Mañalich, for his questioned management of the Covid-19 pandemic while he was in the Government.
The libel was presented on September 14 by deputies of the Communist Party, Radical Party, Commons, Democratic Revolution, Unite, Humanist Action, Social Green Regionalist Federation (FREVS), Party for Democracy (PPD) and Social Convergence.
The document accuses the former Secretary of State – resigned in June – of “seriously violate” both “the constitutional rights to life and physical and mental integrity of thousands of people” Like the principles of probity and publicity “in relation to access to public information.
For the mechanism to prosper, an absolute majority is required in the Chamber of Deputies, the body in charge of establishing whether or not it gives rise to the accusation, and the subsequent support of two thirds in the Senate, a body that decides as a jury and declares whether the The accused is or is not guilty of what he is accused of.
It should be remembered that three of the five parliamentarians who will review the libel are from the opposition: in addition to Iván Flores, Daniella Cicardini (PS) and Pablo Lorenzini (Independent ex DC). Leopoldo perez (RN) and Ramon Barros (UDI) are the other members of the instance.
Following his appointment to the commission, Congressman Flores stated that “We are going to ensure a fair process. This is not a popular judgment, This is a strictly regulatory use of a tool that the Chamber of Deputies has and as president of this investigative commission also we are going to give guarantees to those who accuse and those who defend so that they can express themselves accordingly. ”
Deputy DC Ivan Flores will preside over the parliamentary commission that will analyze the constitutional accusation against the former Minister of Health, Jaime Mañalich.@Cooperative
– Jorge Espinoza Cuellar (@espinozacuellar) September 24, 2020
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