Overview
- The National Third Criminal Appeals Chamber ordered a definitive archive of the investigation on January 13, 2026.
- The ruling voided the prosecution’s accusation linking the congressman to the Militarized Communist Party of Peru, a VRAEM narcoterrorist faction.
- Magistrates Enríquez Sumerinde, Magallanes Rodríguez and Mosqueira Cornejo concluded prosecutors showed no planning, logistical support or propaganda by Bellido.
- The case relied on USB drives allegedly sent by Florabel Vargas Rojas, known as “camarada Vilma,” which the court said cannot establish organizational membership.
- At the accusation stage the chamber upheld an exception of improcedencia, closing the nearly yearlong probe by the specialized supraprovincial prosecutor’s office.