by the El Reportero’s wire services
Lima´s Special Electoral Board decided in favor of the continuity of Keiko Fujimori´s presidential run, by ruling that she did not violate the law while presiding over an act in which money was handed out.
In a statement announced early today, the court ruled that the request for exclusion was groundless. The candidate has been accused of handing out money with proselytizing purposes, a practice that is banned by the law.
“The candidate has not engaged in the prohibited practice of handing out money or gifts in order to obtain votes”, adds the resolution, published on the Board´s website.
The text continues on saying that no strong evidence that proves a breach of the Political Organizations Act.
Keiki Fujimoru, daughter of former ruler Alberto Fujimori who is in prison for crimes against humanity and corruption, argued that the during the ceremony prize money was given to winners in a dance contest; it was not a party meeting and neither her nor her organization handed out the prizes.
The decision leaves open the possibility for complainants to appeal to the National Electoral Board, which could definitely ratify or modify the decision.
Monsignor Romero remembered on his murder anniversary
Salvadorans today remember Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero, Blessed of the Catholic Church for his commitment to defend the poor from the ambitions and abuses of power groups, on the 36th anniversary of his assassination.
The date of his murder coincides this year with Holy Thursday, when the priestly promises are renewed.
The martyr of the Catholic Church, baptized by the people as San Romero of America, was killed by a sniper on March 24, 1980, when he was holding a mass in the chapel of Divine Providence Hospital in this capital.
‘I would like to make a special appeal to the men of the army, and specifically to the bases of the National Guard, police, barracks Brothers, are our own people, killing your own brother peasants and above an order to kill given by a man must prevail the law of God that says: “You won’t kill”, said in a homily. ‘No soldier is obliged to obey an order against the law of God. An immoral law, nobody has to comply it. It is time to regain your conscience and obey before your conscience than an order of sin ‘, he added.
Monsignor Romero, being aware of abuses suffered by the population, had demanded the end of repression one day before his death.
He assured the church, defender of the rights and the law of God and human dignity, could not remain silent before such abomination.
The Truth Commission investigating the crimes committed during the armed conflict (1980-1992), pointed the founder of the party Nationalist Republican Alliance, Roberto d’Aubuisson, as the mastermind of this murder.
Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero was beatified on May 23, 2015.
Influenza kills 277 people in Mexico
Influenza affected 7,236 people and killed 277 patients during the winter season in Mexico, according to a report published by the Secretariat of Health on Saturday.
For the second week in a row, the AH1N1 stem infected 3,115 patients, accounting for 43 percent of the total number of cases, the secretariat added.
Mexico City reported most cases, followed by the states of Mexico and Jalisco.
Adults over 65 years of age, babies aged 1-4, and young people between 30 and 34 years old are the most vulnerable groups.
