Senators summon the president of the CNDH, Rosario Piedra, to appear on December 7

The Senate of the Republic approved to summon to appear before the plenary chamber, next Wednesday, December 7, to Rosario Piedra Ibarrapresident of the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH).

The agreement of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Senators, voted by show of hands, establishes that the appearing party will have an initial intervention of up to 20 minutes.

Subsequently, according to the agreed format, there will be two rounds of questions from senators from each of the eight parliamentary groups represented in the Senate and the self-styled plural group made up of legislators without a political party. ibarra stone will answer all the questions formulated in only two interventions.

It should be remembered that on November 8, the Ombudsman sent a written communication addressed to the president of the Senate Board of Directors to inform him that his November agenda was full, for which reason he requested to postpone his appearance until next December.

“I am deeply convinced of dialogue, accountability and the construction of joint work paths, and it is a fact that in defense of the people we have to walk together, beyond parties and current agendas.

“That is why I would be very grateful if we could agree in advance on the dates, format and modalities that are proposed in a timely manner to carry out the appearance, since for the remainder of the month I have an agenda committed to the care of victims, we have planned to hold a Congress outside the city, in short, activities that, as you understand, require us to reconcile the agenda, for which the executive secretary Francisco Estrada Correa is already in contact with the Political Coordination Board, awaiting what you indicate “, cites official letter No. CNDH/PRE/488/2022, signed by ibarra stonedated November 8, 2022.

The letter was addressed to Senator Alejandro Armentapresident of the Direct Table of the Upper Housefour days after Piedra Ibarra was notified of the agreement of the Senate Human Rights Commission for which she was summoned to appear before the plenary chamber.

rolando.ramos@eleconomista.mx

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