He oral trial against former president Pedro Castillo came to an end. This Thursday, November 27, the Special Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court will issue a statement, after the debate was concluded last Friday the 21st in which the Prosecutor’s Office, the Attorney General’s Office, the lawyers and the accused gave their arguments, defenses and accusations.
After 268 days of having started the trial -March 4, 2025- the court made up of the judges Norma Carbajal, Ivan Guerrero and Jose Neyra They would give their verdict against the former president, accused of the attempted coup d’état on December 7, 2022. In accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code (CPP), after finishing the debate, the magistrates must issue their ruling within a period of no more than 3 days. In the last session, Judge Carbajal indicated that tomorrow the 27th would continue, while on Monday the 24th the institution issued a statement informing that a statement would be made.
Precisely, for this case, the Public Ministry has requested 34 years in prison for Castillo Terrones, 26 years for former congresswoman Betssy Chávez and 15 for Aníbal Torres. These sentences are requested within the framework of investigations for the alleged crime of rebellion.
However, the former officials could be sentenced for conspiracy. If the magistrates decide to convict for this alleged illegal act, Castle would receive 19 years and 30 days in prison, while Chávez Chino and Torres 11 years, 5 months and 15 days.
Likewise, the Prosecutor’s Office requested that the former officials be disqualified for three and a half years and pay civil compensation greater than S/64 million.
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The last words of Pedro Castillo in the oral trial
During the last session on Friday, November 21, the former president Castle He made use of his right to defense in his final argument.
In his speech, the former president assumed responsibility for the events that occurred in December 2022, in which he left all responsibility Betssy Chávez, Aníbal Torres and Willy Huerta.
“I didn’t tell the ministers, anyone. I called the ministers to go to the Congress and in that I have a reading, no one told me, do this, do that. “I am convinced that they did not have the votes and that is why I am going to give a political speech,” he said.
“She (Betssy Chávez, summoned the media) not because she had coordinated with me, but because it was an order that she had to comply with and I had given her a deadline”
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What the oral trial left
During the oral trial, various incidents were recorded, even from the day it began. Castle He continually rejected the judicial process against him and accused the powerful groups. Likewise, on repeated occasions he requested the cessation of preventive detention against him, but it was denied by the Judiciary.
In addition, the former president denounced constant irregularities in his case. One of them is having been vacated in an unusual way in the Congresshaving failed to obtain 104 votes to remove him from office in 2022.
On the other hand, Betssy Chavez She constantly reported alleged abuses within the penitentiary center where she was held.
She was later released by the Constitutional Court because, as indicated, she was arbitrarily detained because she was imprisoned without a court order. Weeks after having regained his freedom, he sought asylum in the Mexican Embassy and, at the same time, the Judiciary issued preventive detention against him for 5 months.
Meanwhile, the former prime minister’s lawyer, Raul Noblecillaresigned from continuing to represent her during the remainder of the trial because they had no communication and having reported alleged irregularities in the case on several occasions.
