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The Justice and Human Rights Committee of the Chamber of Deputies approved by majority a report that declares the delegation of powers requested by the Executive to legislate on citizen security, strengthening of micro and small enterprises, productive development, and other matters as unfeasible.
The Commission of Constitution, Regulation and Foreign Relations of the Chamber of Deputies summoned the President of the Council of Ministers, Luis Galarreta Velarde, to explain before Congress the scope of the request for legislative powers submitted by the Executive Branch.
The congresswoman Analí Márquez (Together for Peru), with the signatures of the other members of her caucus, presented a motion that proposes to question the Minister of the Interior, César Astudillo, for the “questions” regarding his performance in office and an alleged “lack of leadership” in the fight against citizen insecurity in the country.
The President of the Chamber of Deputies, Oscar Reto, requested that the Executive comply with the formality of attaching the minutes of the Council of Ministers in which the proposal was approved.
The Renovación Popular deputy assured that he will maintain his initiative and rejected that he seeks to criminalize the coverage of protests.
Deputy Marleny Arminta, from Ahora Nación, demanded that the Government take immediate measures to unblock the roads in the south of the country. The demand was made in the chamber of the House of Representatives following the presentation of the General Government Policy by Prime Minister Luis Galarreta.
The Ethics Committee of the Chamber of Deputies opened a preliminary investigation against Congressman Julián Pérez Mallqui, from Juntos por el Perú, for alleged physical and psychological aggression against his former partner. This was announced by the president of that working group, Henry Albañil, from the Civic Works Party, this Wednesday, August 19, during the first ordinary session of the committee.
In the Chamber of Deputies, Juntos por el Perú and the Civic Works Party were the caucuses that took the longest to appoint their representatives due to internal disputes. Meanwhile, the Senate completed all its board installations.
An incident between the benches of Ahora Nación and Fuerza Popular over the possession of an office in the Congress of the Republic, located on Av. Abancay, led to the intervention of agents of the National Police of Peru (PNP).
The elected deputy of Juntos por el Perú, Julián Luis Pérez Mallqui, was detained by police officers after allegedly committing a physical assault against a woman who has not yet been identified.