Overview
- The Segunda Sala Penal de Apelaciones de Lima Noroeste replaced Martina Hernández’s August 8 home confinement with three years of pretrial imprisonment.
- Hernández is being investigated for organized crime and illegal possession of explosives linked to ‘Los Injertos del Cono Norte’, with police alleging she managed finances and routed money abroad through front companies.
- Her prior house arrest, ordered by Judge Roberth Rimachi Pilco, required an electronic ankle monitor, a 5,000-sol bond and a ban on contacting her son, Erick Moreno.
- Prosecutor Leonardo Guffanti showed there were no clinical records to substantiate her claimed severe disability, a point confirmed by Ica’s regional health authority, and INPE will designate the facility for her custody.
- Hernández was detained on June 3 in a sweep that netted 25 suspects and seized explosives, cash, a passport, a Western Union card, Brazilian tax documents and payment QR codes, while authorities say the alleged leader remains at large.