Pedro Castillo He was arrested in flagrante delicto on Wednesday, December 7, when he was trying to get to the Mexican Embassy to request political asylum in that country. This happened almost an hour after have carried out a coupwhich was ultimately rejected by the Joint Command of the Armed Forces and the Policeman.
In that line, The Republic Investigation Unit He managed to access sources from the presidential escort to find out how the arrest of the former head of state took place. In the car, in addition to Castillo, was his wife, Lilia Paredes; his little daughter; and former Prime Minister Aníbal Torres.
How did Lilia Paredes react to the arrest of Pedro Castillo?
According to the information collected, the teacher also had her daughter sitting on her lap when the police intervened in the presidential car. Both women began to cry and despair over the situation. “But what have you done, Peter! Why did you do it?”the wife told the former president while hugging her daughter.
How did the arrest of Pedro Castillo come about?
The communication between the head of the presidential escort, the head of the Presidential Security Division and the head of the Presidential Escort Department was key to achieving the arrest of the former president before he arrived at the Mexican Embassy.
“Exit reserved!” (no destination) —Nilo Irigoín Chávez, a non-commissioned officer, communicated to the driver of the “chest” (presidential vehicle), PNP non-commissioned officer Joseph Grández López.
-Where are they going? asked Colonel Walter Ramos.
“Exit reserved, my colonel!” Irigoin repeated.
While the presidential car reached Tacna and Nicolás de Piérola avenues, the driver Grández asked the non-commissioned officer Irigoín which was the route to follow. “’Where are you going, my superior?’ he told her. Immediately, Irigoín consulted former President Castillo: “Pedro, where are we going?” ‘To the Embassy of Mexico!’, the ex-president replied,” sources from the ex-head of state’s escort told this outlet.
“Oh, it’s going to go away!” If President Castillo gets into the Embassy, the ones who are going to jail are us! exclaimed Colonel Walter Ramos (head of the Presidential Security Division).
He immediately called General Iván Lizzetti (head of the PNP State Security Directorate) and reported what had happened.
“My general, what do I do?” The man is going to the Mexican Embassy! He informed her.
-Wait wait! I will consult! General Lizzetti replied.
As the vehicle moved along Tacna and Nicolás de Piérola avenues, Colonel Ramos desperately called General Lizzetti, but he did not answer. Before long, General Lizzetti returned the call.
“Stop it, stop it!” Lizzetti pronounced, almost shouting.
Walter Ramos took advantage of the change in traffic light at the intersection of Inca Garcilaso and España avenues, and ordered Commander Miguel Carpio to run to the first security vehicle to prevent it from advancing.
– You stand here! Nobody move! Comandante Carpio yelled at the driver of the security vehicle after hitting the hood of the car.
Lilia Paredes was next to Pedro Castillo when he was arrested. Photo: Andean
Pedro Castillo will spend the next 18 months in pretrial detention
Supreme Judge Juan Carlos Checkley imposed 18 months of preventive detention against the vacated former president Pedro Castillo Terrones. After this decision, the Technical Classification Board will determine which detention center it would go to comply with the restriction measure. He could remain in the Diroes or be sent to a common prison.
Barbadillo Prison: where is the prison where Pedro Castillo is detained?
Pedro Castillo He will remain detained at the facilities of the Directorate of Special Operations (Diroes), where the Barbadillo prison is located, located in the Ate district.
This penitentiary center, better known as the presidential jail, is located near the Javier Prado Prolongation and the Central Highway. Likewise, Castillo Terrones is being held in the same penitentiary center with the also former head of State Alberto Fujimori, who has a 25-year sentence for the massacres of Barrios Altos and La Cantuta.
Dina Boluarte on the early elections: “Here we all go. Executive and Legislative
The President of the Republic, Dina Boluarte, prior to the early election debatewhich will take place this Thursday in the Chamber of Congress, ratified that his government will submit to the Legislative and Executive in the electoral process.
“I want to ratify my government’s proposal to advance the elections. From this space I call on Congress to make the best decisions to shorten the deadlines and make the necessary reforms. Here we all go. Executive and Legislative”, said Dina Boluarte.
Chile supports the presidency of Dina Boluarte after the failed coup of Pedro Castillo
The Chilean Foreign Minister, Antonia Urrejola, announced the support of the Government of Gabriel Boric for the assumption of command of President Dina Boluarte in a meeting with her counterpart from Peru, Ana Cecilia Gervasi.
“I appreciate the support of the Government of Chile for the assumption of constitutional command of President Boluarte expressed by Foreign Minister Antonia Urrejola, who expressed her critical position to the rupture of the democratic order that occurred on December 7,” said Minister Gervasi, of according to a publication in the newspaper El Peruano.
Patricia Benavides asked Pedro Castillo to be an effective collaborator, but the former president refused
Sources from the Public Ministry informed La República that after his arrest, prosecutor Patricia Benavides asked former president Pedro Castillo to submit to effective collaboration, in order to reveal who or who wrote the announcement of the closure of Congress.
However, the former head of state refused to collaborate and preferred to remain silent.
Sister of Pedro Castillo after the arrest of the former president: “The 9 brothers are with him”
After Pedro Castillo carry out its failed closure of the Congress and that the parliament managed to remove him with 101 votes in favor for moral incapacity, one of his sisters ruled in his favor. It was Gloria Castillo Terrones who spoke about the presidential vacancy and all the events that marked the day of December 7. In addition, she referred to the accusations against her made by Salatiel Marrufo.
The teacher’s relative explained that they will be by Castillo’s side “as a family.” “We are going to give our support and our solidarity to our brother because we are all there as brothers. The political case will see him. (…) The nine brothers are with him”, admitted Gloria Castillo Terrones in dialogue with RPP.
Congress approved lifting the immunity of Pedro Castillo and he may be investigated by the Prosecutor’s Office
In the early hours of the morning, The Congress of the Republic approved the lifting of the prerogatives of immunity that governed the ex-president Pedro Castillo by proposal of the Board of Directors, as previously authorized by the Plenary itself.
The vote of the 112 congressmen who participated resulted in 67 votes in favor, 45 against and no abstentions. “With 67 votes in favor, the Plenary of Congress approved the draft resolution of the Congress that lifts the prerogative of political impeachment of the citizen Pedro Castillo for the flagrant commission of crimes and declares that there is room for the formation of a criminal case ”, reported the Parliament’s social networks.
