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Peru’s Constitutional Court Chief Blames Prosecutors for Lax Controls in Betssy Chávez Case

She says prosecutors failed to request tighter measures once a ruling left Chávez under simple appearance conditions.

Overview

  • Betssy Chávez remains at Mexico’s embassy in Lima as Peru refuses a safe-conduct and has severed diplomatic relations with Mexico.
  • Luz Pacheco says the Constitutional Court has no direct responsibility and that judges could not impose tougher controls on their own.
  • Prosecutors have asked a court for an arrest warrant and five months of pretrial detention, citing missed biometric check-ins and four skipped hearings.
  • The proceedings relate to the Pedro Castillo crisis, with Chávez previously supervised under simple appearance without added restrictions.
  • Pacheco highlights uncertainty over the prosecution’s leadership transition involving Delia Espinoza as a source of public unease.