LIMA, Sept 24 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru President Pedro Castillo on Friday evening administered the oath of office to two State Ministers who will lead the following sectors: Defense and Transportation-Communications.
The Head of State swore in Daniel Hugo Barragan Coloma as Defense Minister succeeding Richard Washington Tineo Quispe while Tineo Quispe was sworn in as new Minister of Transportation and Communications replacing Geiner Alvarado Lopez who was under investigation for criminal activities.
Alvarado Lopez tendered his resignation to the Head of State on Sept 16 after Congress had censured him during a Congress plenary session.
The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Government Palace in Lima.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court of Preparatory Investigation on Friday issued a 36-month ban on Alvarado Lopez that prevents him from leaving the country —within the framework of the investigation against him for allegedly being part of a criminal organization to the detriment of the Peruvian State.
“There are elements of conviction that support the prosecutorial requirement against the investigated citizen,” reads the resolution signed by Judge Juan Carlos Checkley.
Alvarado is being investigated for the alleged awarding of public works in an irregular manner, when he served as head of the Ministry of Housing and Construction —several of them in favor of the Municipality of Anguia in Cajamarca region. — NNN-ANDINA
