:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/SWSBWTIL3ZHFPCVG5ZZVUYWTR4.jpg "Pedro Castillo: the prosecutor’s office will request 36 months of preventive detention against the former president")
The ex-president Pedro Castillo faces a new preventive detention order that would present the national prosecutor’s office after the preliminary investigation against him is formalized for the alleged crimes of corruption and criminal organization in the cases of Petro-Peru, the Ministry of Housing and the Ministry of Transport.
Congress formalizes charges against former President Pedro Castillo and two of his former ministers of state
The document was published in the Bulletin of Legal Standards, which allows the Public Ministry to formalize the investigation and initiate criminal proceedings against former President Juan Silva and Geiner Alvarado.
The constitutional complaint against Terrones Castle was approved last Friday by the Congress of the Republic and that includes former ministers Juan Silva and Geiner Alvarado. After that, the charges were forwarded to the National Prosecutor’s Office where the preparatory investigation against Castillo, Silva and Alvarado was formalized.
Subsequently, the formalization will then be presented to Juan Carlos Checkleyjudge of the Supreme Courtwhich was responsible for giving way to the next stage, which was confirmed today with the formalization of the preparatory investigation for the alleged crime of criminal organization.
The constitutional charge that accuses Pedro Castillo of being the head of a criminal organization
The final report places the reclusive former president as the planner, director, and controller of a corruption scheme through the power he wielded during his presidency. Now the prosecutor’s office must file a formal charge in the judiciary
He Public minister waits Checkley approve the formalization, a necessary condition for the file to continue to move forward.
There pursuitaccording to El Comercio, also requires “the imposition of coercive measures against those under investigation”, which can range from a restricted appearance to preventive detention.
Pedro Castillo asks to declare in person to the Supervisory Commission: “In no case will he be expelled from Barbadillo”
Héctor Ventura, president of the parliamentary group, stressed that the request of the former president “has no legal protection”. Castillo also failed to appear before the Constitutional Charges Subcommittee for his failed self-coup.
If the resolution approving the formalization of the investigation is published, the area of illicit enrichment and constitutional complaints will refer the matter to the Second Transitional Supreme Prosecutorunder the direction of Inspector Uriel Terán.
The prosecution will be responsible for requesting 36 months of preventive detention for Pedro Castillo, considering it to be the necessary measure to ensure the development of the process. The same will be true for Geiner Alvarado and Jun Silva.
Pedro Castillo is in pretrial detention for the attempted coup and is charged with the crime of rebellion and conspiracy and a second request is a serious fact, since there is a risk of absconding due to his possible asylum in Mexico.
On the other hand, the former president asked for his release and his immediate reinstatement in his functions before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
He was the former Minister of Defence, Walter Ayalawho is the legal defender of Terrones Castlegiving the news via his personal Twitter account where he indicated that the measure had been adopted due to the delay of the Judicial authority to solve the Amparo action in favor of the sponsored person who seeks to recover his freedom.
“Given the unjustified delay of the judiciary in resolving an amparo, Pedro Castillo asks the IACHR for his reinstatement as constitutional president of Peru and his immediate release. In the next few days there will be news,” Ayala said.