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Peru Orders Detention of Asylee Betssy Chávez as Mexico Says Embassy Immunity Will Be Respected

Peru's pledge to honor Vienna protections leaves Chávez's exit dependent on a safe‑conduct.

Overview

  • Supreme Judge Juan Carlos Checkley imposed five months of preventive detention on Betssy Chávez and issued national and international arrest warrants in the rebellion or conspiracy case tied to the 2022 crisis.
  • Chávez remains inside the Mexican ambassador’s residence in Lima as an acknowledged asylee, and Mexico reiterated its request for a salvoconducto to transfer her to its territory.
  • Peru confirmed the inviolability of Mexico’s diplomatic premises under the Vienna Conventions, with authorities ruling out a forced entry and police increasing security around the embassy.
  • PNP commander Óscar Arriola said police actions will follow international standards and coordination with the Foreign Ministry given Chávez’s protected status.
  • With relations already broken, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro warned he would withdraw his mission if Peru attacks the Mexican embassy, and Peru signaled it will take the Caracas Convention debate to the OAS as the safe‑conduct remains unresolved.