JNE condemns expressions by Carlos Álvarez against its president and will refer the case to entities

He National Election Jury (JNE) condemned the offending expressions and allusions of sexual connotation made by the former presidential candidate Carlos Alvarez against the president of the institution, Roberto Burneoduring a public activity in Lurín.

In a statement released this Wednesday, the electoral body indicated that the repetition of this type of expressions “it deteriorates public debate and contributes to normalizing insults as a form of political confrontation”. He also warned that the episode is especially serious because it occurred in a public space and in the presence of minors.

“This situation is especially serious because it occurred in a public space and in the presence of girls, boys and adolescents, during an activity carried out in Lurín”.

The events occurred during an event in which Álvarez took up, in a mocking tone, expressions that Rafael López Aliaga had previously directed against Burneo. Images of the episode were spread on social networks.

The JNE reported that it will bring what happened to the attention of the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations, the Ombudsman’s Office and the Public Ministry, so that these entities can evaluate the facts within their powers and determine the corresponding actions.

“Likewise, it will inform the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the JNE, so that within the framework of its functions it can carry out the pertinent legal actions before the competent authorities so that the facts are evaluated in accordance with the law and the corresponding responsibilities are determined.”, he points out.

López Aliaga’s original expressions against the head of the JNE occurred in the midst of his questions to the electoral authorities. These statements were reproduced in a mocking tone by Alvarez, during a rally and in the presence of the leader of Renovación Popular.