Peru Libre Says Vladimir Cerrón Will Campaign From Hiding After Court Upholds Preventive Detention

Overview

• On Dec. 4, Judge Leodán Cristóbal rejected a defense request to replace pretrial detention with conditional appearance for Vladimir Cerrón.
• The ruling keeps the detention order in force and leaves Cerrón unlocated and formally listed as a fugitive.
• Peru Libre asserts he has no legal bar to run and will campaign from clandestinity, describing the case as political persecution, and the defense has filed an appeal.
• Prosecutors allege he led an irregular financing network at the center of an ongoing money‑laundering investigation by the Ministerio Público.
• The party proceeded with internal elections to define its 2026 formula, featuring Bertha Rojas on the slate and Congressman Flavio Cruz seeking the second vice presidency.