This March 7th, the Power of attorney development the hearing on the request of the Public ministry of 36 months of preventive detention against the former president of the Republic Pedro Castillo for the alleged crimes of criminal organization, aggravated collusion and influence peddling. At the end of the session, the judge Juan Carlos Checkley announced that it will announce its decision on March 9 at 3:00 p.m.
Pedro Castillo could receive 32 years in prison, prosecutor estimates
Deputy Supreme Prosecutor Galinka Meza supported the progonosis of the sentence according to the accusation against the former president Pedro Castillo for the alleged crimes of criminal organization, aggravated collusion and influence peddling. This during the hearing of preventive detention for 36 months requested by the Public Ministry against the former president.
“The penalty to be estimated, given that in a royal bankruptcy Mr. Castillo Terrones is being attributed the commission of the crimes, we have the sum, in accordance with article 50 allows us to establish that the penalty to be imposed in the case that is so in a case, would be sentenced to a custodial sentence of 32 years“said the prosecutor.
Prosecutor’s Office requested 36 months of preventive detention against Pedro Castillo
The National Prosecutor’s Office requested —on Tuesday, February 28— 36 months of preventive detention against the former president Pedro Castillofor allegedly being the leader of a criminal organization in the modality of aggravated collusion and influence peddling.
Currently the former president is serving in the prison of Barbadillolocated in the district of Ate, a similar precautionary measure for a period of 18 months for the case of the attempt to coup of the last December 7, are attributed the alleged crimes of rebellion and conspiracy.
Pedro Castillo on request for preventive detention: how am I going to escape from a maximum security prison?
During the hearing of 36 months of preventive detention against Pedro Castillo for the alleged crime of criminal organization, aggravated collusion and influence peddlinga, the former president ruled on the request of the Prosecutor’s Office, in which he rejected the existence of a flight risk. “How am I going to escape from a maximum security prison?”said.
At the moment, Pedro Castillo He has been serving 18 months of preventive detention in the Barbadillo prison for the crimes of rebellion and alternatively conspiracy after the failed coup that he announced through a message to the Nation, on December 7, 2022.
