The former regional governor of Arequipa, Elmer Caceres Llicaleft the Socabaya prison this Monday, October 13, where he had been held since October 2021 when he was detained by the alleged corruption network Los Hijos del Cóndor. He will now face this investigation in freedom, in parallel to a new criminal trial for collusion.
Llica left the Socabaya prison around 11 am Upon his departure he was received by his family and some supporters. He took the opportunity to give brief statements to the press.
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“These 4 years (in prison) have taught me to be sober, which I should be from now on,” he said. It is worth noting that, in previous years, the former authority’s problems with alcohol were evident, even at the time of his arrest in 2021 he was drunk.
Elmer Caceres Llica ruled out, for the moment, returning to the policy and assured that he will focus on his family and his little daughter. Upon leaving, the former authority wore a sweater and shoes manufactured by the Socabaya prisoners.
Judicial situation of Elmer Cáceres Llica
Although he was released from prison, the judicial situation of Elmer Caceres Llica has not finished. First, face the investigation by Los Hijos del Cóndoran alleged network of bribes to authorities. In this case, he was arrested in 2021 and placed in preventive detention for 36 months.
Secondly, he will face a new trial for the crime of collusion for the purchase of seats when he was provincial mayor of Caylloma in the 2011-2014 administration. In 2023 he was sentenced to seven years in prison and for this reason he continued to be held despite the expiration of the sentence. preventive detention of Los Hijos Cóndor.
However, last week the Supreme Court He annulled the sentence and ordered a new trial, thereby ordering his release. According to the resolution, there were procedural defects.
