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The president of the council of ministers, Caesar Villanuevasaid Wednesday that the executive was maintaining "up to now" its trust in the Minister of Culture, Patricia Balbuenaafter irregularities in an offer that ended with the departure of his deputy minister.
"Until now, we have confidence in our minister," the prime minister responded briefly, a few minutes before the debut of Congress on the draft budget 2019.
The day before, the Minister of Culture attended the congress to give details on the provision of good service for a service to the company Arqueo Andes SAC, created by the Deputy Minister of Heritage and Cultural Industries of at the time, Luis Villacorta Ostolaza.
Patricia Balbuena He indicated that once alerted by the irregularity, he had requested the resignation of Villacorta, canceled the process in favor of the company in question and declared in reorganization all the sector involved in the selection process.
During the debate in the Committee on Culture, members of the Congress of the Caucuses People's Force (María Melgarejo) and Nuevo Perú (Edgar Ochoa) felt that Patricia Balbuena he had to resign from his position to assume political responsibility for this hiring.
Given that, Patricia Balbuena He stated that he assumed political responsibility in responding to Congress and making decisions to avoid repetition of irregularities of this type.
"We took all measures, not just against the staff involved [separación y salida del ministerio de los involucrados en la licitación], not only to declare the nullity and take care of the public treasury, but also to identify the conditions likely to favor the corruption ecosystems within the ministry, "the minister told the Congress.
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