Overview
- Supreme Judge Norma Carbajal declared inadmissible the nullity request filed by newly accredited defense lawyer Hugo Yataco and rejected a subsequent reposición.
- Pedro Castillo withdrew Yataco during the hearing, after which the session continued with a public defender representing him.
- The defense alleged irregularities in the December 2022 detention and in Congress’s handling of the case, arguing there was no proper constitutional complaint and questioning the tribunal’s composition.
- Former premier Aníbal Torres testified that Castillo moved to dissolve Congress because he believed lawmakers had the votes to remove him, while denying prior coordination in the announcement.
- The oral trial is in its final stage, and Castillo remains under a 36‑month preventive detention running from December 2022 to December 2025 unless the court alters the measure.