Overview
- Supreme Court judge Norma Carbajal declared inadmissible the defense motion to annul the case and then rejected a reposición.
- Newly accredited lawyer Hugo Yataco Perez alleged procedural flaws, including the absence of a timely constitutional complaint and irregular judicial and prosecutorial appointments, but the tribunal dismissed the claims.
- Pedro Castillo removed Yataco during the hearing and proceeded with a public defender after asserting his rights had been violated.
- Ex-premier Aníbal Torres testified that Castillo announced the dissolution because he believed Congress already had the votes to vacate him, while denying any coordination with security forces or the cabinet.
- The oral trial has entered its final stage with ongoing testimony, and Castillo remains under preventive detention through December 2025 unless the court changes the measure.