Yenifer Paredessister-in-law of President Pedro Castillo, will be released from the Chorrillos Women’s Annex prison in the next few hours.
ORIGINAL NOTE
The Second Criminal Court of Appeals of the National Superior Court decided yesterday, by majority, to order the release of President Pedro Castillo’s sister-in-law, Yenifer Paredesby revoking the preventive detention for 30 months against her and ordering an appearance with restrictions, within the framework of the fiscal investigation that syndicates her as part of an alleged criminal organization headed by the president.
In the next few hours, the first lady’s sister would leave the Chorrillos Women’s Annex Prison, where she has been held since last August 28. Among the restrictions that she must abide by, once released, are not to be absent from the place of residence without prior authorization and to attend the court every month. A period of 72 hours was set for her to indicate the place where she will reside.
On the other hand, the same room unanimously ratified the preventive detention for 30 months against José Nenil Medina Guerrero, mayor of Anguía, also investigated for criminal organization.
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TREMENDOUS JUDGES
Judges Iván Quispe and Edgar Medina prevailed by a majority against their peer, Judge María Guillén, and determined that there is no flight risk or procedural danger in the case of Yenifer Paredes despite the fact that she “intended to evade” justice: “Evaluating the initial behavior of the investigated party of having attempted to evade criminal prosecution and then appearing before the authorities, (the courtroom) considers that for the present case the appearance with restrictions constitutes a mechanism that will allow knowing the location of the investigated person.”
In that sense, they ruled out that Paredes Navarro does not have family and home roots, and denied a danger of obstruction because, when Paredes Navarro apparently offered works in Chadín (Cajamarca), “although there are general comments so that his intervention is not recorded, also there is permission to continue with said film record”.
DISCORDING VOICE
Judge Guillén, on the contrary, considered that Paredes’ facilities to flee, due to the environment of power in which he finds himself, are multiplied. She recalled the delay of more than an hour for the Prosecutor’s Office to enter the Palace and the loss of images from the security cameras.
Likewise, he warned of the “not remote possibility” that the criminal network shields her from any attempt to achieve her subjection to the process.
KEEP IN MIND
- Judge Iván Quispe shared in 2015 a publication about former Bolivian president Evo Morales with an anti-European speech.
- Criminal lawyer Fernando Silva told Peru21.TV that this resolution could generate a precedent that would avoid preventive detention for criminal organizations. He indicated that the Prosecutor’s Office can file an appeal.
