The Judiciary ordered 12 months of preventive detention against the leader of Peru Libre, Vladimir Cerrón Rojasfor failing to comply with restrictive measures in the context of the investigation into the Antalsis case.
The Sixth Preparatory Investigation Court headed by Judge Leodán Cristóbal Ayala issued the measure against Cerrón Rojas, who is being investigated for being part of the alleged criminal organization of Martín Belaunde Lossio.
According to the prosecution’s thesis, when Vladimir Cerrón was the regional governor of Junín He defrauded the State of more than 26 million soles through works that were carried out during his administration, between 2011 and 2014.
Through its social media, the Judiciary announced the measure imposed on the leader of Peru Libre, who has already been a fugitive from justice for 290 days.
Statement with the decision of the Judiciary. Photo: PJ
During the hearing, eCerrón’s lawyer recalled that his client is in breach the rules of conduct and does not go through biometric control because it is hidden by the warrant against him.
“Mr. Cerrón is not showing up because he has to wait for his release,” the lawyer said.
Judge questions slowness of PNP in arresting Cerrón
The initial request of the Public Ministry against the leader of Free Peru The sentence was 18 months of preventive detention, however, Judge Leodán Ayala considered that the request was not well supported, so he only ordered 12 months.
In this regard, the magistrate questioned the time it took the Prosecutor’s Office to accuse Cerrón Rojas, since nine years have already passed and it has not yet indicated how many crimes he was charged with.
The magistrate also called attention to the time that Vladimir Cerrón has been in hidingdespite the fact that he is constantly active on his social networks.
“We know that this defendant has been under a final conviction in another case since mid-2023 and is in preventive detention, with a warrant since December 2023. More than 10 months have passed and he has not yet been located and captured. Either due to his ability to evade or rather due to the lack of effectiveness and efficiency of the police authority in carrying out intelligence work and locating the defendant. Because, it is also public knowledge that the defendant has been actively participating in social networks,” he questioned.
Vladimir Cerrón’s pretrial detention hearing. Photo: Justicia TV
Judge contradicts Mininter for Vladimir Cerrón’s arrest
Interior Minister Juan José Santiváñez accused the judiciary of frustrating the capture of Vladimir Cerrón during an operation in Huancayo, where the press secretary of Peru Libre, José Bendezú, was arrested.
Santiváñez said that the judge delayed authorizing the search of the house, which would have caused Cerrón to escape. However, the judge Wilder Camarena who authorized the order, contradicted the minister and said that he signed the request from the Prosecutor’s Office in just two hours.
