The Judiciary scheduled for Tuesday, December 23, the review of an appeal presented by the defense of Ciro Castillo Rojo Salassuspended regional governor of Callao, in order to annul the 15-day preliminary detention order that was issued against him.
The hearing will be carried out by the First Permanent Criminal Appeals Chamber of Callao, which will evaluate whether to annul the measure issued by Judge Edie Solórzano on December 9, at the request of the Corporate Provincial Prosecutor’s Office Specialized in Corruption Crimes of Officials of Callao, within the framework of the investigation of the case known as “The Partners of Callao”.
Castillo, who is in criminal condition, seeks for the Court to revoke the appealed resolution and order his release. In addition to your appeal, the referee will also analyze other similar appeals presented by people linked to the same investigation.
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Why is Ciro Castillo being investigated?
The Prosecutor’s Office, in coordination with the Directorate against Corruption (Dircocor) of the National Police of Peru (PNP), carried out a raid on the home of the regional governor of Callao, Ciro Castillo, in the early hours of December 15, as part of a mega-operation within the framework of the investigations of the ‘Los Socios del Callao’ case. The tax proceedings also cover another 26 properties linked to officials and contractors of the Gore del Callao.
According to the fiscal thesis, this alleged criminal organization, supposedly led by Castillo Rojo, would have manipulated contracts in the Regional Government of Callao and in the Administration Committee of the Educational Fund of Callao (Cafed) for a total of S/ 1,461,121.10.
In a wheelchair and with a mask: the escape of Ciro Castillo after a preliminary arrest order
Unpublished images, obtained by the Sunday newspaper Cuarto Poder, reveal how the regional governor of Callao, Ciro Castillofled upon learning of the preliminary detention order (15 days) against him by the case “The partners of Callao”. Covered with a mask and in a wheelchair, he left the Stella Maris clinic in Pueblo Libre, where he had been hospitalized since December 13, and managed to avoid justice.
The agents showed up at the medical center to carry out the arrest, but Castillo had already left the place 20 minutes earlier. General Luis Lira, head of DIRCOCOR, confirmed that it was a “leak” and that the person under investigation was “safe” when he learned of the operation.
That same day at 4 in the morning a mega operation was carried out in his home in La Punta, Callao. The governor’s security vehicles were outside, which led the agents to assume that Castillo was there, but this was not the case. Upon entering the house, the governor’s daughter greeted them, but she limited herself to answering their questions.
