Overview

• On October 9, Judge Wilson Verastegui Gálvez ordered the case to proceed to oral trial and sent the file to the Juzgado Penal Colegiado Nacional to schedule the hearings.
• The indictment alleges affiliation with Sendero Luminoso remnants in the VRAEM, supported by cooperating-witness testimony, intercepted communications and seized documents.
• Prosecutors request 25 years for Vladimir Cerrón plus permanent disqualification, and 20 years for lawmakers Guillermo Bermejo and Guido Bellido with the same sanction.
• Cerrón also faces an obstruction-of-investigation charge, and the resolution includes fugitive leader Víctor Quispe Palomino and seven additional defendants.
• The terrorism procurator seeks 100,000 soles in joint civil damages, while the defense proposes 30,000 soles on the obstruction count, and a trial date has not yet been set.