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Pedro Castillo Presses Detention Appeal as He Rails at Boluarte in Court

The Supreme Court’s Permanent Criminal Chamber is weighing whether to admit his bid to end preventive detention.

Pedro Castillo arremete contra Dina Boluarte: "Es una inquilina de Palacio (...) solo hay una salida y el pueblo lo sabe"
El Ministerio Público pidió 34 años de prisión para el expresidente Pedro Castillo a raíz de su fallido golpe de Estado.

Overview

  • Provisional Supreme Judge Juan Carlos Checkley on Sept. 30 granted Castillo’s appeal for processing and sent it to the Supreme Court chamber, which would convene a virtual hearing if it takes the case.
  • Castillo remains in preventive detention at the Barbadillo facility in the coup case, where prosecutors are seeking a 34-year prison sentence.
  • During his Oct. 7 oral trial appearance, Castillo rejected the proceedings and disparaged President Dina Boluarte, calling her a tenant of the palace and declaring that there is only one way out.
  • He maintained that his Dec. 6, 2022 meetings with officials were to prepare a response to a planned third congressional vacancy vote rather than to conspire.
  • A separate judicial order on Oct. 1 granted Castillo a lifetime pension, a first-instance ruling that Congress has formally appealed.