Puerto Rico Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz questioned La Fortaleza’s position on the investigation involving Sen. Sánchez Álvarez, pointing to an apparent contradiction with earlier statements by Gov. Jenniffer González in another case. In a social media post, Rivera Schatz said La Fortaleza, through its spokesperson, questioned why the Senate Ethics Committee is waiting for the investigation being carried out by the Education and Justice departments into Sánchez Álvarez.
There you have the explanation you asked for, Mr. Peña Payano, or will you say the Governor was wrong again?
He argued that the governor herself had already supplied the explanation in an earlier controversy. Rivera Schatz recalled that when the House of Representatives was investigating relatives of Housing Secretary Ciary Pérez Peña in the fake vehicle-registration sticker (marbetes) case, the governor endorsed their decision not to appear before the legislative summons, noting that the Justice Department was investigating.
"There you have the explanation you asked for, Mr. Peña Payano, or will you say the Governor was wrong again?" Rivera Schatz wrote, adding that "The results will speak!" His post included an image of a news clipping reporting that González considered Pérez Peña’s relatives "did the right thing" by skipping a House summons because a Justice Department probe was under way.