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Lima Court Nullifies Congress’s Case Against Ex‑PM Salvador Del Solar

The ruling voided the congressional process for missing the constitutional five‑year limit, citing procedural defects.

Overview

  • The First Constitutional Chamber of Lima annulled and ordered the archiving of the constitutional accusations against Salvador del Solar tied to Denuncias Nos. 384, 400 and 466.
  • The court found Congress let the Article 99 five‑year window lapse and identified due‑process violations, including an unjustified plenary reconsideration that reversed an initial vote declaring caducidad.
  • The resolution assigns procedural costs to Congress and invalidates the entire juicio político pursued by the Subcommittee on Constitutional Accusations.
  • Del Solar welcomed the decision publicly, while his lawyer, Luciano López, said he will seek immediate compliance and ask judges to review a congressional law that restricts relief in amparo cases against Parliament.
  • Legal analysis and the judgment itself frame the decision as a precedent that limits Congress’s ability to sustain political prosecutions on matters already settled by the Constitutional Court.