Prime Minister of Peru and leader of ruling party charged with money laundering

The Prime Minister of Peru, Guido Bellido, and the leader of the main government party, Vladimir Cerrón, have been indicted by the prosecution for alleged money laundering in the financing of Peru Libre, Marxist political formation with which Pedro Castillo won the presidential elections.

Besides Bellido and Cerrón, 15 other people were also included, including Waldermar Cerrón, Vladimir’s brother recently appointed spokesperson for the Peru Free parliamentary group in Congress., where it is the largest bench with 37 parliamentarians.

The three members of Peru Libre were included by prosecutor Richard Rojas in the investigation into the so-called “Los dynamicos del centro” case, which investigates the alleged illegal funding of the party through illegal charges brought by officials. of the regional government of the central department of the Andes. by Junin.

According to the prosecutor’s resolution, published by various national media, Vladimir Cerrón is said to have led a network of illegal accusations to finance election campaigns and pay compensation for his current conviction for corruption which prevented him from being his party’s presidential candidate.

In the case of Bellido and Waldemar Cerrón, they would supposedly be some of the beneficiaries of this money used during the last election campaign, where they were elected members of Congress for the regions of Cusco and Junín, respectively.

Any further, Bellido is also accused of alleged terrorism apologies after paying tribute to Edith Lagos on social media, one of the best-known faces of the first bloodthirsty and terrorist actions of the Shining Path Maoist guerrillas in the early 1980s.

The Peruvian public prosecutor’s office has estimated that the “Los dynamicos del centro” case should go from Junín to the capital Lima to be taken up by the supra-provincial public prosecutor’s office specializing in corruption offenses against officials, headed by the prosecutor Vanessa Díaz.

This legal setback for Peru Libre, the country’s first regional party to reach national government, comes as President Pedro Castillo’s Council of Ministers is still waiting to go to parliament to demand the investiture vote.

Since taking office on July 28, the executive has been criticized by the opposition for being made up of several members of the more orthodox left, including Bellido himself.

(With information from EFE)

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