Peruvian former prosecutor Avellino Gien, well known in his country for being one of the protagonists in the long-running trial of former President Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000), was sworn in as the new interior minister on Thursday, the third in a hundred days in power by the left-wing president. .
Mr Yien, 67, succeeds Luis Barrançuela, who resigned on Tuesday, just a month after taking office, following the uproar caused by a party at his home in the middle of the year. of the new coronavirus pandemic.
Welcome, dear Avelino Guillén. Your knowledge, experience and trajectory will allow us to continue fighting crime and, in addition, we will be closer to fulfilling the deep desires of our people. pic.twitter.com/wpNL7hTQAH
– Pedro Castillo Terrones (@PedroCastilloTe) November 4, 2021
The new minister was part of a team of prosecutors prosecuting former President Fujimori, who was sentenced in 2009 to 25 years in prison for corruption and crimes against humanity.
The Peruvian parliament, in which the right-wing opposition has a majority, was expected to vote on Thursday night (local time) to give or not a vote of confidence in the government under Prime Minister Myrta Vazquez.
The first three months of the government of the left-wing new president Castillo, a former educator and trade unionist, have been marked by several storms.
canalN_: President Pedro Castillo swore in Avelino Guillén as the new Interior Minister after the resignation of Luis Barranzuela
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– Compilation of news (@noticiasPeruN) November 4, 2021
In early October, the head of state replaced Prime Minister Guido Vegido and several members of the government. In August, he changed foreign minister.
Mr Castillo, the radical left-wing party’s candidate, was declared the winner of the second round of the presidential election on July 20th, in which he confronted the populist right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of the incumbent former incumbent president.
Mr Castillo distances himself from Perú Libre (“Free Peru”), the party with which he was elected, in a bid to promote a more moderate image.
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