Following the announcement by the government of Peru about the breaking of diplomatic relations with Mexico, the undersecretary for North America, Roberto Velasco Álvarez, rejected the decision and maintained that the Mexican government has acted “peacefully, with a humanitarian sense and in strict accordance with international law.”
The reaction of the Peruvian government occurred after the granting of political asylum to former minister Betssy Chávez, who faces a trial for rebellion, related to the attempted coup d’état by former president Pedro Castillo.
Velasco explained that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) officially notified the government of Peru about the granting of asylum.along with a request for safe passage so that Chávez could leave the country.
“This was done in accordance with a long tradition of diplomatic and political asylum rooted in our history and our humanist principles.”Velasco said.
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“Article 4 of the Caracas Convention establishes that it is up to the asylum State to determine the nature of the crime or the reasons for the persecution. That is, Mexico has the power to determine whether it is a case of political persecution.”
The official recalled that article 11 of the Mexican Constitution guarantees the right of every person to seek and receive asylum in accordance with the international treaties to which Mexico is a party. He added that, based on that norm and the Mexican law on refuge and complementary protection, Chávez’s case was evaluated and it was determined to grant him asylum.
Velasco also cited a 1967 UN General Assembly resolution, which states that “the granting of political asylum will never be considered an unfriendly act,” Therefore, he considered the Peruvian government’s reaction unjustified.
In the same sense, the undersecretary for Latin America and the Caribbean, Raquel Serur Smeke, He stressed that political asylum “is a human right” and a symbol of Mexico’s humanist vocation.
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“Our country has protected thousands of persecuted people throughout its history, from the Spanish refugees saved by Lázaro Cárdenas to those who fled dictatorships in South America. The asylum is one of our noblest institutions,” he stated.
Serur recalled that only the asylum State is responsible for deciding whether a person is the object of political persecution. “A government that persecutes someone for political reasons will hardly recognize him; that is why it usually accuses its opponents of common crimes,” he explained.
For his part, the general director for South America, Pablo Monroy Conesa, pointed out that Mexico “has not intervened and will not intervene in the internal affairs of Peru.” and that it has acted with restraint in the face of the “extreme and disproportionate” measures of the Peruvian government.
“Mexico has not declared any Peruvian representative persona non grata, nor has it broken consular relations. We maintain a position of principle, guided by respect and deep affection for the people of Peru,” Monroy stated.
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