Lima, 28 Feb. The Public Ministry of Peru requested this Tuesday 36 months of preventive detention against the former president already imprisoned Pedro Castillo for allegedly leading an allegedly corrupt organization during his government (2021-2022).
This tax request, which will be assessed in a hearing on Friday, March 3, also involves former Castillo Ministers of Transport and Housing, Juan Silva Villegas and Geiner Alvarado López, respectively.
Through its official Twitter account, the prosecution explained that, in the case of the former president, this requirement corresponds “to the criminal procedure for the crimes of criminal organization, collusion (corruption) and trafficking in influence”.
Silva, for his part, is charged with criminal organization and simple collusion, while Alvarado is named as the alleged perpetrator of the crime of criminal organization.
Castillo has been in prison since December 7, 2022, when he was arrested for a failed self-coup attempt and after the court ordered 18 months of preventive detention against him on December 16, while they were investigating him for the crimes of rebellion and conspiracy.
Now the prosecution has asked for 36 months of prevention, but this time for allegedly running an organization during his government dedicated to obtaining money in exchange for fraudulent public works tenders.
This investigation by the prosecution became official after Congress approved the final report of a constitutional complaint against the former president on February 17, a necessary preliminary step.
The former president no longer has the immunity he enjoyed when handling a case during his presidential tenure.
The complaint filed by the National Prosecutor’s Office (General) against the former president and approved by the legislator recommends indicting Castillo for the alleged commission of a crime against public tranquility, in the form of a criminal organization aggravated by its status presumed to be chief.
Also for crime against public administration, in the modality of aggravated influence peddling, as well as alleged accomplice in the crime against public administration in the modality of collusion.
The case responds to the alleged irregularities found in the works of the Tarata II bridge, in the northern department of San Martín, and in other alleged cases of corruption linked to the public company Petroperú and the Ministry of Housing. EFE
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