José Rodríguez denies advising Alianza para el Progreso officials

José Lizardo Rodríguez Vázquez, a former advisor to the National Assembly of Regional Governments, has rejected allegations made by regional candidate Aldo Carlos Mariño. Mariño claimed that Rodríguez served as an advisor to former authorities linked to the Alianza para el Progreso (APP) party, specifically naming César Acuña and Luis Valdés.

Rodríguez denied any professional ties to those specific administrations, stating that his nine-year tenure at the National Assembly of Regional Governments involved official meetings where he naturally encountered various authorities. He clarified that photographs showing him with Acuña and Valdés were taken during official functions.

Rodríguez, who currently serves on the technical team for Elías Rodríguez, a candidate for the La Libertad Regional Government, announced he has sent a notary letter to Mariño and intends to file a legal complaint to defend his reputation. Additionally, Rodríguez addressed two police reports from 2018 and 2021 involving allegations of physical and psychological violence, asserting that the cases were archived and denying the accusations.