Arturo Fernandezmayor of the Provincial Municipality of Trujillo, was sued this Thursday by a councilor who, in addition, raised a suspension request against him for 160 days, after a misogynistic incident that occurred during a session of the Municipal Council held the day before.
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Fernández, who became known for erecting erotic huacos during his tenure in the Moche district, went online and, according to the alderman Jorge Vasquez, I was not attentive to the agenda of the meeting. “Mr. Mayor, with great respect, I think you are sleeping?” the councilor asked.
“Wait a minute, are you telling me that I’m sleeping?” Fernández replied. “She’s sleeping, probably, because she’s not listening,” Vásquez suggested. “Give an example that I am sleeping next to his wife. Give me that example. Give me an example that is more real,” the mayor finally blurted out.
in dialogue with PTR, the councilor pointed out that Fernández committed a “very serious offense” that could cost him at least 160 days of suspension. The request will be submitted in full.
He also mentioned that, although the appointment was in person, the burgomaster appeared remotely and, presumably, from the “bed in a room”. For his part, the mayor indicated that the councilor’s insinuation was “disrespectful” and reiterated that he does not have to apologize, according to the station.
In January of this year, Arturo Fernandez He was denounced before the Provincial Criminal Prosecutor’s Office for using the presidential sash during his inauguration of office.
The lawsuit was filed by Carlos Tenicela Ninamango, an expert in State protocol and National Identity, who argued that the burgomaster had committed a series of crimes for this action, including displaying function badges, outrage and contempt for symbols and values Of the homeland.
In October 2019, the councilor Odaliz Asmat denounced another misogynistic attack against Fernández, when the politician was burgomaster in Moche, according to a file of the 14th Family Court of the Superior Court of Justice of La Libertad.
In a session in which he questioned a project presented by the District Works Management, the controversial mayor said: “I don’t think you have slept with me every night to know how long I have lived here.”
Another complaint dates from September 2020. Then, Marianela Rodríguez Ruiz, who worked as a psychologist at the Women’s Emergency Center, denounced that Fernández harassed her so that she would not intervene in the findings of the family violence process that she was following for her son. The testimony of the victim is recorded in a document from the 12th Family Court of Trujillo.
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Fernández appealed the measure, but the judge ratified his sentence, which implied not having any contact with the victim.
