The remand hearing against Pedro Castillo will continue on Tuesday 7 and will not be held in person

This Friday, March 3, the Judge Juan Carlos Checkley Soria postpone the hearing pre-trial detention for 36 monthsfor Tuesday march sevenagainst the former president Pedro Castillo.

The measure was ordered at the request of the former president’s lawyer, Eduardo Pashas. Before the Supreme Court of Preparatory Investigation, this too insisted that the sessions be held in face to face. In this way, he assumes, the former president will consent to self-defense.

The lawyer argued that his client faces serious attributions from the Public ministerincluding the conduct of an alleged criminal organization, aggravated collusion and influence peddling.

Currently, Terrones Castle remain incarcerated in prison Barbadillo, located in the Ate district, with an 18-month preventive prison. This measure was issued on December 16 of last year, also by the Judge Checkley Soriabecause of Rebellion (rebellion, conspiracy and abuse of authority) incurred by the former head of Free Peru.

The investigation is carried out after the constitutional complaint presented by the National Prosecutor, Patricia Benavidesin October 2022. The dossier includes not only the former head of state, but also his ministers Geiner Alvarado (Housing Construction and Sanitation) and Fugitives John Silva (Work and Communication).

At the hearing presided over by the aforementioned judge, Lawyers for Alvarado López and Silva Villegas were also present. In the legal defense of former housing minister -led by a former MP Rosa Bartra– his colleague joined Humbert Abanto.

There pursuit requested during the hearing that the time of forty minutes which will be attributed to him – to support his investigation against the three former officials – be extended due to the important file of the case.

In this regard, the Magistrate Juan Carlos Checkley he only agreed to give him a total of one hour to present the arguments.

Further friction arose during the session due to the fact that avocado Humberto Abantofor the defense of ex-minister Alvarado, argued that the representative of the Public minister He was not referring to “on parole” to the crimes attributed to his godfather.