The questioning, promoted by progressive legislators and set for next October 2, was approved with 41 votes in favor, 22 against and 25 abstentions of the legislators present, out of a total of 130.

According to the schedule, Santivañez will have to answer 29 questions, among them asking whether President Dina Boluarte appointed him minister with the order to deactivate the Division of Investigations of High Complexity Crimes (DIVIAC) of the Police, the operative arm of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office.

He is to respond likewise about the audio recordings in which he allegedly confesses to Captain Junior Izquierdo the president’s orders, among other issues.

Other questions refer to the fact that “the worrying crime figures, the cases of extortion and hired assassination have reached alarming levels,” judging by evidence forwarded in the questioning’s file.

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