2024-10-06 02:43:18
Felipe Ward testified at the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Prosecutor’s Office, where he referred to the role that the former Minister of the Interior had in his connection with the Patio Group project.
The former Minister of Housing of the second government of Sebastián Piñera, Felipe Ward, testified as a defendant in the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Prosecutor’s Officewhere he referred to the role of Andrés Chadwick in the Parque Capital side of the so-called Audios Case.
The former vice-rector of the San Sebastián University was also questioned about the alleged pressure exerted by lawyer Luis Hermosilla so that permits could be expedited to develop the aforementioned Patio Group project, owned by brothers Álvaro and Antonio Jalaff.
The 52-year-old lawyer was Away from his position as advisor in the Municipality of La Florida, he also ceased to be the vice-rector of the Santiago campus of the San Sebastián University.
Ward and Chadwick’s link with Capital Park
According to what was reported by Ciper Chile, during his statement Felipe Ward said that In mid-2020 he met with Andrés Chadwick in the office he shared with Luis Hermosillaand then the three tackled the Parque Capital project, which required certificates from the Ministry of Housing to advance its construction in the commune of Lampa.
The activist of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) and former representative of the community asserted that Andrés Chadwick invited him to his office to talk about political issues and after that they both went to the Hermosilla officewhere he learned that Minvu was required to release permits for land use changes, and to do so as soon as possible.
According to what was stated by Felipe Ward, then he He suggested to Hermosilla that she request through the Lobby Law a meeting with his chief of staff to address the issue.
Ward said that more than a year after the meeting with Andrés Chadwick and Luis Hermosilla, the then metropolitan seremi of Housing, Manuel José Errázuriz, sent him the approved reports for the construction of Parque Capital.