Overview
- The Supreme Court’s Sala Penal Permanente declared unfounded Martín Vizcarra’s cassation request seeking to annul his oral trial in the Lomas de Ilo and Moquegua hospital cases.
- Presiding judge César San Martín affirmed the trial’s validity under the Criminal Procedure Code and said the process cannot be rolled back to earlier stages, citing Article 154.
- The proceedings continue before the Cuarto Juzgado Penal Colegiado, with media reporting that a judgment could be issued in November.
- Prosecutors from the Lava Jato team allege Vizcarra took S/1 million from Obrainsa and sought illicit payments from ICCGSA tied to public works in Moquegua.
- Vizcarra said he accepts the court’s decision and will keep defending his innocence as the trial moves toward a decision.