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The audio filtering case has forced the commander-in-chief of the army to attend Congress again, this time before the Defense Committee of the Chamber of Deputies. In his speech, the head of the army insisted that "there is no sound of sabers" in his call to defend "with guts" the privileged retirement system of the military branch and said that he was targeted by an "increase in the number of anonymous" in his country. On this occasion, he was summoned by the representative of the government, Leonidas Romero, but the parliamentarian was confronted with the Minister of Defense, his co-religious, Alberto Espina.
For the second day in a row, the Army's commander-in-chief, General Ricardo Martinez, had to appear before Congress for controversial filtered audio, in which he admits that drug dealers are sold to drug traffickers belonging to the very ranks of the institution and called upon to fiercely defend the privileged military retirement system.
The military leader, accompanied by the Minister of Defense, went to the Lower House Defense Committee a day after doing the same before the same Senate case, to give explanations again.
During his appearance before the deputies, Martinez reiterated his comments the previous day, virtually recounting the text of his speech to senators. On this occasion, he insisted that the filtered audio corresponds to an informative meeting of reserved nature and not public, with a language close to his subordinates "so that they feel confident".
But he then insisted that the filtering constitutes illegal behavior punishable by the Code of Military Justice. "A thousand officers, one was the one who had fled.As I also said yesterday, this officer did not honor the military honor", a – he insisted.
According to the uniformed leader, "There is no illegal act or corruption." It was an informative meeting I had with officers and NCOs and the most serious is that today a recording is filtered.Tomorrow it will be a secret document, a plan, a gesture that will cause serious damage to the state ", noticing that it is the first time that an audio file is filtered with a meeting of the commander-in-chief.
General Martinez also acknowledged that "there has been an increase of anonymous names against me." I can not pretend that with my behavior, everyone accepted my way of doing things, nobody was totally convinced of what they said. I do not know if these anonymous people are retirees, active people or civilians. "
The lonely appeal of Romero
And although on Tuesday the general had a tour with Socialist Senator Alfonso de Urresti, this Wednesday In turn, the deputy representative Leonidas Romero, already known for his controversies
In his speech, Romero insists that the commander-in-chief must resign. "I think, Minister, that there was a mistake when you supported the statements of the Commander-in-Chief. . I think that the commander has surpbaded himself and that the commander-in-chief, for the good of the army and not for his personal good, should take a step forward. cost, "said the parliamentarian.
Romero accused uniformed people of" circumventing "the minister by not previously informing him of the crime that had occurred in their ranks. Espina who responded to the parliamentarian and worship of religion, reminding him that "I want to point out to MP Romero that I'm 28 years old as a parliamentarian, I was a senator and a member of Parliament and when I ask and say that the session begins and that I ask that we do it in a respectful manner, as has been done, I exercise a right as a citizen, I do not lay charges, I know this Parliament more than 39 years you. "
Romero's appeal was left alone. The helmsman Mario Desbordes, backed Martinez, baderting that "I think the commander in chief is doing his job.It is institutional … He is the highest authority of the army who directs the fates of the. institution in a very difficult time and I think he's fine. "
Moreover, Romero and the opposition did not support him. "Even if you find this an amazing minister, I fully support your actions, including your support for the person who instructed him to end military service," said MP Marcelo Schilling (PS), while Communist Guillermo Teillier said: "I have heard voices saying that the commander in chief should resign (…) I do not think so because he is asked to resign for saying what he said at this meeting with officers and NCOs, I would not agree ". 19659003] More – Thorn enters the war: the unresolved conflicts on the military side have accumulated
"No saber sound"
Another flank of Martinez's controversial speech, his escape, was his opening questioning about the change of the pension system, marking a position in a contingent political issue such as pension reform.
At the Senate Defense Committee meeting held on Tuesday, De Urresti criticized Martinez's sentence in which he warned that he had to "fiercely defend" the pensions of people in uniform and ask for a "little of modesty ".
However, Martinez insisted that he was saying nothing in his speech. this can be interpreted as a deliberation. "There is no sound of sabers (…) I would not think to think, but I understand, because they have understood, that an expression like that one is heard outside the law. " All I have to do is in law The representations I have to make are in the law, so there is no saber sound, there is absolutely nothing like it ", a- he said.
"There is no deliberation either, because when we are asked for a technical opinion concerning as Commander-in-Chief, I have the following. obligation to give the real feeling of strength to which I commanded. "
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