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Peru Judiciary Closes ‘Caso Cócteles,’ Lifting Measures Against Keiko Fujimori

The decision implements an October Constitutional Court ruling that barred retroactive use of a money‑laundering theory for earlier campaign years.

Overview

  • The National Preparatory Investigation Court executed the Constitutional Court’s order and definitively archived the money‑laundering and criminal‑organization case against Keiko Fujimori and multiple co‑defendants, including Fuerza Popular.
  • Judge Wilson Verástegui’s resolution lifts all personal and property restrictions previously imposed on Fujimori under the now‑voided charges.
  • The ruling extends to numerous co‑accused, while maintaining a laundering imputation against Mark Vito Villanella and MVV Bienes Raíces SAC for further proceedings.
  • Imputations for false declaration in administrative proceedings and generic falsehood were returned to prosecutors for a new decision and, according to legal analyses, could face statute‑of‑limitations questions.
  • The National Control Authority suspended prosecutor José Domingo Pérez from the Public Ministry for six months, a move announced the same day the case was closed; separately, a January 21 hearing was set on Martín Vizcarra’s request to halt execution of his sentence.