The legal situation of the former Minister of the Interior Daniel Urresti is once again at the center of the judicial agenda.
This Thursday, January 29, the Third National Superior Criminal Chamber for Temporary Liquidation will evaluate whether it is appropriate to annul the 12-year prison sentence imposed on him for the murder of journalist Hugo Bustíos and for the attempted murder of pressman Eduardo Rojas, crimes perpetrated in 1988, when Urresti was serving as head of Intelligence at the Castropampa counter-subversive military base, in the Ayacucho region.
The hearing, which will be held virtually from 2:30 in the afternoon, will be decisive for the judicial future of the former official, who is currently serving his sentence in the Virgen de las Mercedes Penitentiary, located in the Lima district of Chorrillos.
During the session, the magistrates will analyze the appeal presented by Urresti’s legal defense against a first instance resolution issued on November 19, 2025. In said ruling, the court decided to disapply, via diffuse control, Law No. 32107, a rule approved by Congress that specifies the scope of the crime against humanity and war crimes in Peruvian legislation.
In that resolution, furthermore, the Judiciary declared unfounded the defense’s claim that the criminal process expired, as well as the request for annulment of the trial and the request for immediate release of the former Minister of the Interior.
Prosecutor’s Office opposes Urresti’s request
In this scenario, the Third National Superior Criminal Prosecutor’s Office Specialized in Human Rights and Against Terrorism sent, on January 16, its opinion to the higher court. In said document, the Public Ministry believes that the appeal should be declared unfounded, supporting the judicial decision that maintains the conviction against Daniel Urresti.
The Prosecutor’s Office maintains that the crimes for which the former minister was sentenced do not prescribe, as they are serious violations of human rights, and that it is not appropriate to retroactively apply Law 32107 for the benefit of the convicted person.
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