Lawyer Miguel Perez Arroyo announced that it was “non-viable” to continue with the defense of the former president Pedro Castillo Terrones so he decided to step aside. This was announced on his Twitter account, this Monday, December 12.
“Without finding any response from Mr. Pedro Castillo, given this, it is unfeasible for us to continue with his defense.for which I immediately proceed to make an absolute withdrawal from the defense that we have been exercising up to now, ”he wrote on his social network.
Likewise, the lawyer pointed out that “has been the victim of direct attacks by the closest circle” of the former head of state.
Statement by Miguel Pérez Arroyo. Photo: Twitter capture
“The law firm that I represent with good will accepted the request of Mr. Pedro Castillo to exercise his defense. However, in the last few hours, we have been victims of direct attacks by his closest circle.added Perez Arroyo.
In a recent interview for a local media, Perez Arroyo was consulted on the subject and indicated that his resignation is due to the fact that “There are discrepancies regarding the approach of the defense.”
“I am a technical, legal defense, and I am not going to go into political issues or justify them. Were the discrepancies with Mr. Castillo? Not necessarily because I have not been able to talk to him about this issue, but because of the approaches that in parallel environments are assuming positions that I think the whole world knows and we cannot enter because we are lawyers and not politicians, “he said in dialogue with Canal N .
As reported, on December 10, in a document addressed to the nation’s prosecutor, Patricia Benavides, Pedro Castillo —who is accused of the alleged crime of rebellion after the coup he attempted to perpetrate— appointed Miguel Rafael Pérez Arroyo and María Esther Adriano Guzmán to exercise their legal defense.
