Overview
- The Council of Ministers adopted the measure at the Justice Ministry’s proposal following a favorable report from the Official Extraditions Commission and a ruling by the Permanent Criminal Chamber declaring the request admissible.
- The formal request originated with the Third Preparatory Investigation Court in Tumbes for the alleged crime of generic active bribery linked to the “Los Cuellos Blancos del Puerto” case.
- The transfer now depends on Belgian judicial and executive procedures, while Peru maintains a 36‑month preventive detention order and national and international arrest notices.
- Hinostroza left Peru in 2018, Spain approved an extradition request in 2019 but he was not found, and he was later observed in Belgium in 2024.
- The government says the step reinforces institutional integrity and an anti‑corruption drive with guarantees for due process.