The legislative resolution proposing to
did not secure enough votes for approval during a Congress plenary session on Wednesday.
The proposal is based on the final report of Constitutional Complaint 351, which concluded that the former legislator also violated Articles 38, 39, and 45 of the Constitution.
The case pertains to Chavez's involvement in executing actions during the coup d'état carried out on December 7, 2022, by former President Pedro Castillo.
The legislative resolution received 63 votes in favor, 20 against, and four abstentions from legislators.
It required 68 votes to pass. Thus, it was deemed rejected and ordered to be shelved.
It should be noted that Permanent Commission members, both full and alternate, did not participate in that vote, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.
The report was presented by delegated Congressman Jorge Montoya. The legislator stated that the complaint was processed in strict compliance with due process guarantees.
He indicated that the defendant was notified on July 30, 2024, and granted the regulatory five-day period to exercise her right to defense.
In the absence of a response, the proceedings against the former Cabinet Chief were considered resolved, he added.
In turn, her lawyer, Raul Noblecilla, told the full Congress that former President Pedro Castillo and Chavez are "politically persecuted" and asserted that they are feared electorally.
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