Overview

• The hearing began at 9:00 a.m. in the Carlos Zavala courthouse before judges Nayko Coronado Salazar, Max Vengoa Valdiglesias and Wilmer Quispe Umasi, with prosecutor José Domingo Pérez presenting the case.
• The prosecution charges association ilícita, money laundering, collusion, false statement in administrative procedure and ideological falsehood, and it also pursues nine to 18 years for 18 co‑defendants.
• Investigators attribute over $11 million from Odebrecht and OAS to Villarán’s recall and re‑election efforts and report 65 alleged false donors tied to the 2014 campaign.
• The death of former municipal manager José Miguel Castro, cited as a key confessor on the contributions, removes testimony prosecutors expected to present at trial.
• Villarán says only she and Castro knew of the funds and disputes the $11 million figure, while Lima Mayor Rafael López Aliaga urges her to plead guilty and claims she admitted receiving $12 million in a radio interview.