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Viewing cable 07LIMA1933, HIRING SCANDALS TARNISH CONGRESS'S IMAGE

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07LIMA1933 2007-06-01 15:32 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Lima
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UNCLAS LIMA 001933 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL PE
SUBJECT: HIRING SCANDALS TARNISH CONGRESS'S IMAGE 
 
 
1.  (SBU) Summary: A scandal involving the hiring of 
unqualified technical personnel by Unidad Nacional (UN) 
parliamentarians has set off a swirl of accusations and 
caused one UN coalition partner to bolt.  At the same time, 
Congress is considering revoking the immunity of nine 
(mostly) Peruvian National Party (PNP) representatives for 
having physically disrupted the past parliament's debate over 
the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) last June.  Many observers 
suspect that behind these developments lie APRA party 
machinations intended to weaken its congressional rivals; if 
so, APRA party leaders may have inflicted broader damage than 
they intended, and tarnished the image of Congress as a 
whole.  End Summary. 
 
2.  (SBU) The discovery that several UN parliamentarians had 
hired staff conspicuously lacking in professional 
qualifications has caused a public relations scandal for 
Congress.  First came the revelation that UN Congresswoman 
Elsa Canchaya had hired her family maid as a staffer in her 
congressional office, for a monthly salary of more than USD 
1K.  Then came news that UN Congressman Walter Menchola had 
his girlfriend on his congressional staff payroll, but that 
she had never showed up to Congress for "work".  A flurry of 
lesser allegations about other UN and opposition members of 
Congress followed. 
 
3.  (SBU) In response, the spokesman for the UN congressional 
grouping, Congressman Javier Bedoya, accused the government 
and the ruling APRA party of targeting the UN in a deliberate 
smear campaign.  Bedoya insinuated that the government aimed 
to undermine the UN's hopes to win the election for the 
presidency of Congress this July.  (Bedoya had all but 
declared himself the UN's candidate for this election.)  One 
UN insider acknowledged to us that the coalition's two 
parliamentarians had clearly abused their positions and 
should be sanctioned, but claimed that the APRA had mobilized 
the national intelligence services to gain sensitive 
information about UN and other opposition representatives and 
then used this information for political gain.  "That is the 
APRA way," he said. 
 
4.  (U) Bedoya also accused Rafael Rey, current Minister of 
Production and leader of Renovacion Nacional (RN), a fellow 
UN coalition member, of working in cahoots with the APRA in 
the smear campaign.  Minister Rey expressed outrage at 
Bedoya's accusations, and in response declared that his party 
would formally part from the UN coalition.  (Note: The UN 
coalition was composed of three parties -- Partido Popular 
Cristiano (PPC), Solidaridad Nacional (SN) and RN.  The RN 
was the smallest of the three parties, with only 2 of the 
coalition's 17 Congressional representatives.  End Note.) 
 
5.  (SBU) In parallel with the revelations about the UN, 
Congress will consider revoking the immunity of nine PNP and 
UPP representatives -- eight from Peru's Congress and one 
from the Andean Congress.  On May 30, the congressional 
ethics committee agreed to hear the case.  At issue is the 
alleged illegality of the group's storming of the 
parliamentary building last June in an attempt to disrupt the 
past Congress's debate of the Free Trade Agreement.  (The 
group of nine had already been elected to their positions in 
Congress but had not yet taken up their functions.)  PNP 
Congresswoman from Cuzco Hilaria Supa, one of the nine 
parliamentarians accused, recently told the Ambassador that 
she participated in the action in order to represent the 
views of the many rural and indigenous Peruvians who opposed 
the FTA and who were unrepresented in the past Congress. 
 
Comment: An APRA Campaign With Unintended Consequences 
--------------------------------------------- --------- 
 
6.  (SBU) Many observers suspect that APRA machinations are 
behind calculated revelations and actions that are intended 
to weaken the ruling party's congressional rivals on both 
sides of the political spectrum and to ensure it maintains 
control over Congress, particularly the crucial position of 
president.  If true, and there is some evidence for it, APRA 
leaders may have inflicted broader damage than they truly 
intended.  For one, the UN coalition, which has strongly 
supported many of the government's initiatives, has lost a 
member and is sore at the government about it.  Also, the PNP 
could gain popular support by being seen as the victims of 
government party politicking and emerge stronger from the 
ordeal.  But most importantly, the image of Congress and of 
politicians as a whole has plummeted at a time when 
confidence in public institutions is sorely needed to 
counteract the latent support for radical solutions in Peru. 
Nor, as May 31 headlines highlighting an APRA congresswoman's 
alleged hiring of a phantom assistant suggest, are the 
scandals likely to spare the APRA for long.  In that sense, 
the blowback in unintended consequences may not prove worth 
the limited gains. 
STRUBLE