[Minuto a Minuto] Lower House votes constitutional indictment against Minister Pérez



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09:24 –

| [Video] Spokesperson: Rejecting the accusation against Víctor Pérez does not favor the Government, but rather the Chileans

09:20 –

| [El Primer Café] Osvaldo Andrade (PS): I don’t know what the President means by which Minister Pérez is innocent … This is a political trial established in the Constitution https://www.cooperativa.cl/radioenvivo/ #CooperativaEnCasa

09:12 –

| [El Primer Café] Cristián Valenzuela (PR): The opposition crudely and rudely imposes its majority in the Chambers to present minor constitutional accusations #CooperativaEnCasa

09:09 –

| [El Primer Café] David Morales (DC): The defense and the political arguments delivered in favor of Víctor Pérez demonstrate the state of decline in which the Government is https://www.cooperativa.cl/radioenvivo/ #CooperativaEnCasa

08:33 –

| The accused minister will be present at the session in the Chamber, also accompanied by the members of the political committee, at the request of President Piñera

08:32 –

| The meeting of the political committee was joined by Foreign Minister Andrés Allamand and the Minister of Defense, Mario Desbordes, the latter probably to dismiss the idea of ​​a tension between the two portfolios due to the controversial argument of Pérez’s former lawyers

08:30 –

| Bellolio also pointed to the alleged motivation behind the accusation, which would be a change so that the DC can preside over the Chamber of Deputies, which according to the spokesperson is “a small negotiation” that, moreover, “cannot be before justice”

08:28 –

| The government spokesman, Jaime Bellolio, considered that approving the accusation against Víctor Pérez “would be a serious setback compared to what Chileans want, and also to democracy” #CooperativaEnCasa

08:28 –

| The ministers who met with Pérez affirmed that the nine constitutional accusations of this period are part of the “sad legacy” of the opposition “due to the gigantic polarization” in the sector.

07:51 –

| “But I honestly believe that the result today is not going to vary, and the indictment is approved anyway“, assured the promoter of the libel.

07:51 –

| Therefore, he pointed out that “the political decision of the President is very relevant: keep Minister Pérez to go -with all the risk that that means- to the Senate, or immediately change the Minister of the Interior”

07:44 –

| Deputy DC Gabriel Ascencio estimated that “the Government is fully aware that will not achieve a good result, and on the contrary, from that moment Minister Pérez is suspended from his functions “

07:43 –

| The ministers of the political committee of La Moneda will meet with the Minister of the Interior before the Chamber session

06:11 –

| For the accusation to succeed, an absolute majority in the Lower House is required – half plus one of the votes – and, if approved, Pérez will be suspended from his position until the Senate becomes aware of the libel as a jury and votes in favor. or against.

06:09 –

| President Piñera supported the chief of staff, because “he has fulfilled his duties, he has respected the Constitution and the law, and he has not incurred any grounds for constitutional accusation.”

06:09 –

| President Sebastián Piñera yesterday made a call not only to the deputies who will vote, but also to the senators who will have to pronounce if the Chamber gives the green light to the libel.

06:08 –

| The government spokesman, Jaime Bellolio, made a call yesterday to reject the constitutional accusation against the Minister of the Interior, Víctor Pérez, and said that “we are at a key moment in our country and at this moment we need to build a social pact.”

06:08 –

| This Tuesday in the Chamber of Deputies the constitutional accusation of the opposition against the Minister of the Interior, Víctor Pérez (UDI), who questions the chief of staff for his role in the trucking strike and hierarchical control over Carabineros.

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