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Appeals Court Overturns Qali Warma Preventive Detentions, Orders Conditional Release for Six

An appellate panel replaced the 36‑month custody orders with supervised release under bonds with strict monitoring.

Overview

  • Lima’s Sixth Criminal Appeals Chamber issued an October 20 resolution revoking the earlier 36‑month preventive detention rulings from July in the Qali Warma case.
  • The decision covers Edgar Capani, Davilton Rodríguez, Miguel Rosales, José Mera, Deyvis Espinoza, and Yesabella Pazos, according to the court order reported by local outlets.
  • The court ordered the immediate release of Capani, Rodríguez, Rosales, and Mera, contingent on no other detention measures, and lifted arrest warrants for Espinoza and Pazos.
  • All six must comply for 36 months with comparecencia con restricciones, including bonds of S/15,000–20,000, no travel without authorization, no contact with co‑defendants or witnesses, mandatory appearances, and 30‑day biometric check‑ins.
  • Prosecutors continue investigating an alleged scheme favoring suppliers such as Frigoinca, with reporting that Frigoinca’s commercial director acknowledged payments to Qali Warma officials, as stated by his lawyer.