The beginning of the end. The oral trial against the former president Pedro Castillo for him coup attempt on December 7, 2022 is coming to an end. Since his first hearing — on March 4 of this year — the former president has constantly rejected the facts alleged by the Prosecutor’s Office, such as the alleged crime of rebellion against him, the former prime minister, Betssy Chavez, Aníbal Torres and others.
Sentence against Pedro Castillo would be known in December
The court of the Special Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court, made up of judges Iván Guerrero, José Neyra and Norma Carbajal, would announce their ruling at the beginning of December.
According to Castillo’s lawyer, Javier Adrianzén, the final decision of the magistrates would be announced in two weeks or before December 7.
If it is not before the 7th of next month, Castillo could be released from preventive detention after having served 3 years of his freedom. Under the law, a person cannot remain in prison for more than 36 months without a court ruling.
Oral trial is coming to an end
During the last session on Friday the 14th of this month, Chávez Chino’s public defense attorney was scheduled to present his final arguments on Tuesday the 18th as part of his right to defense in the judicial process. The intervention of his lawyer was left at the end because the lawyer Raul Noblecilla resigned and Julio Guzman Cisneros He will be the only one to assume the defense.
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This week, the allegations of the Prosecutor’s Officethe Attorney’s Officeas well as the defenses of Castillo, Torres, Willy Huerta, Manuel Lozada and Jesús Venero. The latter requested that they be acquitted, while the former be sentenced to 34 years (alleged rebellion) or 19 years (alleged conspiracy), and that civil reparation be paid, which would be greater than S/64 million.
That same day, as announced by the director of debates, Norma Carbajalthe self-defense will begin. That is, in accordance with article 391 of the Peruvian Criminal Procedure Code, after having completed the final arguments, each accused is given the floor to present what he or she deems appropriate for his or her defense for the time assigned to him or her in the hearings.
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After the interventions of each accused, deliberation proceeds. That is, the ruling or reading of the sentence. According to article 392 of the CPP, “the judges will proceed, immediately and without interruption, to deliberate in secret session.”
“The deliberation may not extend beyond two days, nor may it be suspended for more than three days in the event of illness of the judge or one of the judges of the Collegiate Court,” the law states.
