Name Miro Ruiz | Role Peruvian Politician | |
Miro Ruiz Delgado, Jr. (born January 28, 1970) is a Peruvian politician. He is a Congressman representing Huancavelica for the period 2006-2011, and belongs to the Union for Peru party.
On May 26, 2008, Ruiz was reported to Congress by his neighbor, Nina Ventura de Cardenas, after having allegedly shot and killed her 18-month-old schnauzer, Matias. He denied the charges, claiming the dog had been harassing ducks on his property. His shooting of the dog is being reviewed by a congressional ethics committee.
He lives in the Chaclacayo suburb of Lima.
On May 27, Ruiz admitted to having accidentally killed the dog "Matias" and apologized for his behavior. He also acknowledged his lie, saying that he had been pressured by the "calumnies" directed against him.
Ruiz remains in Congress. Public apology to the country and subjected to possible sanctions by the Ethics Committee of Congress. Neither had a license to carry weapons.
Miro Ruiz lives in the residence club Huampani's Sunflowers in the Lima district of Chaclacayo.