Overview

• Judge Cristhian Chumpitaz Pariona imposed nine months of preventive detention with a view to passive extradition after the suspect rejected voluntary or simplified transfer.
• He was moved to the Penal de Cañete to await proceedings, as prosecutors cited flight risk and the defense announced an appeal.
• Peruvian and Argentine authorities are advancing the judicial and diplomatic filings required for extradition, according to statements from Buenos Aires security officials.
• In Argentina, alleged accomplice Matías Ozorio has already been returned and declined to testify while investigators analyze data from seized cellphones.
• Forensic reports describe severe torture of the three victims, underpinning aggravated homicide charges with gender-based violence and cruelty aggravators.