Reactions. The convicted former president Pedro Castillo sent a letter to the president José Jeríin which he asks him to carry out a search in the cell of the dictator’s former advisor Alberto Fujimori, Vladimiro Montesinos.
Through a document drafted and sent by his legal defense, Castillo made the following requests to the Jerí Government: go to the Maximum Security Detention Center (Cerec) of the Naval Base to check the cell phones and laptops in the cell Montesinos and transfer him to the maximum security prison of Challapalca.
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The reason for Castillo’s latest request is for Montesinos to serve his sentence until September 2037 in order to “avoid wasting public money from the tax of all Peruvians that must feed a malnourished child, raise the salary of a police officer or pay for the bag of cement for a hospital.”
“(…) by taking the requisition and transferring him to Challapalca, worthy of the position, elevate his public opinion and prove to the nation that he is brave,” the document reads.
Castillo’s request is made 3 days after agents of the National Penitentiary Institute (INPE) searched his cell and, presumably, leaked the photographs of the search in the prison of Barbadilloin which he is serving a sentence in the first instance for the attempted coup d’état in December 2022.
The former president considered that his request is made “for the sake of the equality that characterizes” Jerí.
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Pedro Castillo denounces INPE officials for disseminating his images in search
On February 10, the defense of Pedro Castillo filed a complaint against Henry García Malpartidadirector of Security of the National Penitentiary Institute (INPE), and Shadia Valdez Tejadapresident of the National Penitentiary Council, for the dissemination of images of the former president taken during a search carried out by officials of the institution on February 8.
According to the complaint, photographs were released showing the former president’s personal belongings and prison conditions.
The complaint maintains that the disclosure of these photographs violates constitutional rights related to privacy and the protection of personal data, in addition to constituting alleged crimes committed by public officials.
The complaint argues that, although the State has the power to carry out searches, the dissemination of the images obtained in these interventions lacks legal basis.
