Overview
- Callao’s 11th Preparatory Investigation Court imposed preventive detention on Ciro Castillo and eight co-accused, citing risk of flight and obstruction.
- The judge ordered Castillo’s immediate location and capture with search protocols activated at the national and international levels.
- Prosecutors had requested 36 months of preventive detention, and the court granted 24 months after more than ten days of hearings.
- The investigation alleges 63 irregular awards totaling about S/1.461 million across the regional government and the CAFED education fund.
- Presiding Judge Edie Solórzano reported an improper phone call from a relative of defendant Jimmy Whu before a hearing and said he will inform authorities.