The Peruvian government declared Mexico’s ambassador in Lima, Pablo Monroy, as persona non grata and gave him 72 hours to leave the Andean country due to what it considers “interference” by Mexican “high authorities”, and also granted safe conduct to the family of former president Pedro Castillo to go to the North American country, which granted him asylum.
“I inform you that the government of Peru has declared the Mexican ambassador in Peru, Pablo Monroy, persona non grata because of the repeated expressions of the highest authorities of that country (…) that constitute interference in our internal affairs and violate the principle of non- intervention,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ana Cecilia Gervasi.
She also announced that the government has granted safe conduct to Lilia Paredes, wife of former President Pedro Castillo, and their children so that they can go to Mexico.
The chancellor said she informed the Mexican government that Paredes is being investigated for a common crime, and that there is no “political persecution”.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs proceeded to grant the safe-conducts to the aforementioned persons. The Mexican government was informed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that Ms. Lilia Paredes is being investigated as the author of the crime of criminal organization, which is foreseen and sanctioned”, said the Chancellor.
Gervasi stressed that the safe-conduct applies to Paredes and “their two minor children”, and did not mention Yenifer Paredes, who is the younger sister of Castillo’s wife, but who was raised as a daughter by the presidential couple and who is also being investigated. by the Peruvian Public Ministry for allegedly being part of a criminal organization.
“The government emphatically reiterates that there is no political persecution and that the rule of law, separation of powers and respect for the guarantees of the administration of justice, including due process, prevail,” added Gervasi.
In a statement released shortly afterwards by the same Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she said that the criticisms made by the Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, on December 16 and 19, about the state of emergency decreed by the Peruvian government are “of particular concern”. and regarding the democratic and legal order in the South American country and Castillo’s provisional prison.
“The Mexican president’s statements are particularly serious in circumstances in which the country is facing a situation of violence that is incompatible with the exercise of the legitimate right of all people to demonstrate peacefully,” the ministry said.
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