Overview
- The 11th Pretrial Investigation Court of Callao opened the hearing on December 31 under Judge Edie Walther Solórzano and scheduled it to resume on January 1.
- Prosecutor Wils González Morales seeks 36 months of preventive detention, arguing high flight risk and noting Ciro Castillo has been reported as a fugitive since December 15.
- DIRCOCOR reported on December 23 a hole linking an office area to a vehicular garage, which the prosecution says was built off-hours without documentation to facilitate escape.
- The defense, led by Humberto Abanto, rejects the escape-route claim, saying the space was not used by Castillo due to a knee condition and disputing the justification for a 36‑month term.
- Prosecutors allege Castillo led the 'Los Socios del Callao' network that steered dozens of sub‑8 UIT contracts, citing 37 awards worth S/874,575 to Luis Antonio Blanco Cabrera and 19 worth S/518,525 to Rafael Moscaisa Gutiérrez, with total harm exceeding one million soles.