On Thursday afternoon, the legislators signed a joint statement in which they ask the Board of the Legislative Assembly to take various measures to protect possible victims, such as:
-Guarantee the protection of those who denounce acts of violence, as well as confidentiality, so as not to re-victimize people.
-Establish accompanying tools for whistleblowers.
-Request in writing a commitment from the accused so that they do not take actions that disturb the complainant.
– If necessary, relocate the accused.
-Establish the administrative processes of the case.
-Create awareness campaigns.
On Monday, La Nación reported that National Restoration legislator Floria Segreda filed a complaint against her colleague Melvin Núñez, due to aggressive behavior against her.
Carolina Hidalgo, president of the Legislative Assembly, undertook to take the requests into account and deal with them appropriately. She was one of the legislators who supported the statement.
Zoila Rosa Volio, from the National Integration Party, expressed the need to avoid normalizing violence against women. The congresswoman affirmed that she has been a victim of persecution in her political career.
The Presidency of the Assembly is committed to convene a commission that includes the Ombudsman’s Office, the National Women’s Institute, and the Monitoring Mechanism of the Belém do Pará Convention to generate policies that prevent political violence.
Despite the tension between Floria Segreda and Melvin Núñez, the latter asked for forgiveness and both showed a video in which they embraced.