Overview
- The 11th Preparatory Investigation Court of Callao, led by Judge Edie Walther Solórzano, is holding an ongoing hearing that began on December 31 and continued into early January.
- Prosecutor Wils González Morales reaffirmed the 36-month request, citing lack of domicile ties and Castillo’s fugitive status since about December 15.
- Anti-corruption police (Dircocor) reported on December 23 a hole linking an office area to an internal garage, which prosecutors presented as evidence of a planned escape route.
- Defense lawyer Humberto Abanto argued the space was not Castillo’s office because he had moved to a different building for health reasons and said the passage leads only to an internal roadway.
- The prosecution’s case alleges the ‘Los Socios del Callao’ network steered direct awards, detailing 37 contracts to Luis Antonio Blanco Cabrera for S/874,575 and 19 to Rafael Moscaisa Gutiérrez for S/518,525, with alleged harm exceeding one million soles.