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Peru’s Permanent Commission Takes Up 10-Year Disqualification Bid Against Mirtha Vásquez Today

The vote would decide whether to send the case to the full Congress for a final ruling.

Overview

  • The session is set for 9 a.m. in the Sala Grau and was convened by acting congressional president Fernando Rospigliosi with the Vásquez case as the first agenda item.
  • The report under debate stems from a June vote in the Subcommittee on Constitutional Accusations, which approved it 12–3 and cites a presumed breach of Article 45 and possible incompatible negotiation.
  • Allegations reference irregular salary increases, last‑day personnel appointments, and purported COVID‑19 protocol violations during her 2021 interim tenure as Congress leader.
  • An audit by the Comptroller General recommended shelving the promotions-related claim for lack of sufficient evidence, creating a point of contention with the subcommittee’s conclusions.
  • Vásquez says she was not formally notified of the hearing, learned of it on social media, lacks legal counsel for the session, and her party Ahora Nación denounces political persecution tied to her Senate bid.