Overview
- Prosecutor William Rabanal formally incorporated Betssy Chávez and her then-lawyer Raúl Noblecilla as suspects on November 6 for alleged ideological and generic falsification tied to a medical certificate used to delay a hearing.
- The Special Criminal Chamber flagged irregularities in the document, and Clínica Chorrillos told the court Chávez was not treated there and that the doctor named no longer works at the facility.
- At a recent hearing, Rabanal asked Judge Juan Carlos Checkley to impose five months of preventive detention, arguing Chávez failed to meet conditions of her restricted release, including biometric check-ins.
- Noblecilla was expelled from the trial sessions and suspended professionally by the court over his conduct, and he later announced his resignation as Chávez’s defense counsel.
- Chávez remains in Mexico’s embassy in Lima after being granted asylum, as prosecutors continue the broader rebellion case in which they seek a 25-year sentence, with a separate request of 34 years for former president Pedro Castillo.