The preliminary investigation judge Johnny Gomez Balboa accepted all the arguments of the Special Team of Prosecutors against the Corruption of Power. In this sense, issued a preventive detention order for 30 months for the adoptive daughter and sister-in-law of President Pedro Castillo, Yenifer Paredesand the mayor of Anguía, Jose Nenil Medina Guerrero.
The resolution was read by the same magistrate in a virtual hearing, broadcast by the Justicia TV portal of the Power of attorneywhich started 40 minutes late, at the scheduled time. The delay in reading this resolution, initially scheduled for 6:00 p.m. last Fridayhad set off the alarms Public ministry and the Special Team of Prosecutors.
In the end, prosecutor Jorge Garcia He was satisfied with the judge’s decision, although they appealed regarding the deadline, since they insist that 36 months are needed to be able to carry out all the investigative steps.
The defense attorneys for Yenifer Paredes, José Dionicio Quesnay, and Medina, Saúl Silva Chumbe, also appealed, Therefore, in the coming weeks, the decision will be reviewed by an Appeals Chamber of the National Criminal Court.
Meanwhile, Yenifer Paredes and José Medina, who had been in preliminary detention since last August 9 and 8, respectively, were transferred by the police to the judicial jail, where INPE staff will define the penitentiary center where they must comply with the measure. The judge specified that the 30 months of preventive detention will be completed on February 8 and 9, 2025.
Judge. Johnny Gómez accepted the arguments of the Prosecutor’s Office. Photo: Capture Justice TV
seriousness of the crime
Gómez Balboa established that there is serious suspicion that Paredes and Medina are part of a criminal organization entrenched in the high power structurewith the participation of President Pedro Castillo Y the first lady of the Nation, Lilia Paredes.
In addition, there is a high presumption that they have committed the crimes of collusion and money laundering. In the case of Yenier Paredes, her meetings with businessman Hugo Espino in Government Palace, the trip they made to Chachapoyas and the meeting with the inhabitants of a town of Anguía in Chota, Cajamarca. Equally, the possession of 14 seals of authorities and the transfers made at the Banco de la Nación.
Regarding Medina, the payments that he would have received from the businessman were taken into account Hugo Espino Lucana.
To the seriousness of the crime, and therefore of the possible high sentence, the judge added that there is a high risk that both could escape and that they have shown an interest in frustrating the investigations. In the case of Paredes, by asking that the video of his visit to Anguía and the way in which he turned himself in to justice not be broadcast.
Mayor. José Medina could not establish home roots. Photo: Marco Cotrina/ The Republic
guarantee research
The preliminary investigation judge Johnny Gómez Balboa considered that preventive detention was the only restrictive measure of freedom that guaranteed that the Special Team of Prosecutors could carry out the investigation of the alleged criminal organization of power.
Thus, the judge ruled out the possibility that the two investigated could be placed under house arrest, the use of electronic shackles or the deposit of an economic guarantee, as the defense lawyers had suggested during the defense arguments.
Public. People demonstrated outside the courthouse. Photo: Gerardo Marín/ The Republic
