The Judiciary ordered 18 months of preventive detention against Andrés Hurtado ‘Chibolín’. The television presenter, who was preliminarily detained, is being investigated for being allegedly guilty of the crimes of passive bribery, corruption and influence peddling. This decision comes after several days of uncertainty. For its part, the prosecutor specialized in money laundering, Elizabeth Peraltathey issued an appearance with restrictions, as well as Javier Miu Lei, who must pay the sum of S/1 million as financial security.
This decision comes after Judge Juan Carlos Checkley began the hearing on October 1, where he heard the arguments of both the accused and their lawyers. In this hearing, the television presenter asked the supreme magistrate to face this process in freedom because he had responsibilities as the father of a minor; However, Checkley decided to make the decision to arrest him Chibolin preventively against a possible escape from the country.
In this regard, Elio Riera, lawyer for Andres Hurtadoannounced that he filed an appeal after the decision of Judge Juan Carlos Checkley Soria. Regarding this, he said that ‘Chibolín suffered a decompensation after learning of the decision of 18 months of preventive detention.
“It is up to us to present the appeal as soon as possible to preventive detention for 18 months,” he said.
Andrés Hurtado: How did the case of influence peddling and money laundering arise?
This case arose since last September 4, Mrs. Ana Siucho, wife of soccer player Edison Flores, accused Hurtado of having helped her brother and cousins in some procedures through her contacts. He stated that ‘Chibolín’, through his connection with the then head of Immigration, Roxana del Águila, would have helped expedite a procedure so that Roberto Siucho could remove his Peruvian nationality. Later, Ana Siucho said that Hurtado requested money from her brother for “social help” and revealed that she had requested a bribe of one million dollars to facilitate the return of a shipment of gold seized from Javier Miu Lei.
It should be remembered that the host of ‘Sábado con Andrés’ At one point, according to La República sources, considered becoming an effective collaborator for fear of prison, an idea that was finally discarded by his lawyer, Elio Rivera, because Hurtado claimed not to have committed any illegal act and will now have to remain in prison for the duration of the investigation for a later sentence.
Judicial Power dictates appearance with restrictions against Elizabeth Peralta and Javier Miu Lei
The Judiciary has issued an appearance with restrictions for prosecutor Elizabeth Peralta and the businessman Javier Miu Leiwho are accused of influence peddling. In addition, Andrés Hurtado has received a sentence of 18 months of preventive detention for the same crime. The investigation focuses on the return of four gold bars confiscated from Miu Lei’s company, which would have been returned through bribes to prosecutor Peralta, with the intermediation of Hurtado.
The court resolution details that Peralta must pay a bond of S/35,000, while Miu Lei must pay S/1,000,000, within a period of three days. These amounts are established as financial guarantees, that is, they will be returned once the judicial process is completed.
The properties of those involved were raided
Last Tuesday, September 24, the Judiciary authorized the search of the homes of television host Andrés Hurtado, prosecutor Elizabeth Peralta and businesswoman Miu Lei, as part of the investigation for the alleged crime of money laundering.
The purpose of the search measure was to seize documents and other elements that could serve as evidence in the investigation. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, there are indications that the aforementioned people may have participated in suspicious activities related to money laundering resulting from acts of corruption.
‘Chibolín’ would charge large sums of money for having brought politicians to his program
Last Friday, September 20, it was also learned that the congresswoman Rosangella Barbaran from the Fuerza Popular bench, assured that when she was a candidate they asked her for a payment of one thousand dollars to attend the Chibolín program and since she did not pay it, she was removed from the program.
“I was once invited and they took me off the schedule because they asked me for an amount. It was approximately a thousand dollars just to attend the program. I was campaigning and received an invitation from third parties to be able to attend because it was seen that many candidates attended different programs. No other channel or program that has given us a space had told us of any amount. On the same day of the interview they told me that I could not participate because it cost a thousand dollars, which was impossible for me to pay, so “I decided not to attend or try to get (the money),” he declared to the press.
