Overview

• The Tercer Juzgado Penal Unipersonal de La Libertad imposed one year of effective imprisonment and issued a nationwide arrest warrant, with internment at El Milagro to begin upon capture.
• The case arises from a 2023 querella by municipal lawyer Julio Enrique Morillas Rodríguez, who alleged multiple defamatory posts on Facebook.
• The court ordered S/20,000 in civil reparations to Morillas.
• Fernández’s lawyer announced an appeal, and reporting specifies that the appeal does not suspend execution of the sentence.
• From hiding, Fernández called the ruling politically motivated and accused César Acuña, as authorities continue seeking his capture.