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Former Alan García minister named Peru’s permanent representative to the OAS

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Peru appointed lawyer Aurelio Pastor, a former justice minister under President Alan García, as its permanent representative to the Organization of American States in Washington.
  • The government granted Pastor credentials and full powers, while a foreign ministry resolution will set the date he takes office.
  • Pastor served as a lawmaker and justice minister before leaving the cabinet amid criticism over pardons, including one involving businessman José Enrique Crousillat.

Aurelio Pastor, who served as justice minister under former President Alan García, will become Peru’s permanent representative to the Organization of American States in Washington.

The Peruvian government appointed the 58-year-old lawyer through a supreme resolution published Saturday. President Keiko Fujimori’s government also issued him credentials and full powers to carry out the role. A separate foreign ministry resolution will determine when he begins his duties.

Pastor represented the San Martín region in Congress for the Peruvian Aprista Party from 2001 to 2006 and won re-election for the 2006-2011 term. During García’s second administration, he served as justice minister from 2009 to 2010.

He left the post after facing criticism over a pardon policy that benefited, among others, television businessman José Enrique Crousillat, who was linked to Vladimiro Montesinos, an adviser to former President Alberto Fujimori.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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