Overview
- The defense filed the appeal with the Fourth Collegiate Criminal Court that issued the ruling, seeking review by the Sala Penal de Apelaciones Nacional.
- The filing asks the appellate court to modify or annul the first-instance judgment delivered on 26 November 2025.
- The appeal challenges the finding of passive bribery linked to the Lomas de Ilo and Moquegua Regional Hospital projects.
- Counsel argues flaws in legal reasoning and evidence assessment and claims parts of the decision lack sufficient justification, invoking the right to review by a higher court.
- The challenge contests the 14-year prison term, a fine exceeding S/94,000, and S/2.3 million in joint civil reparations, as well as a nine-year ban and incarceration at a facility to be designated by INPE.