Peru prosecutor seeks 34-year sentence for ex-president Castillo
- Peru's Public Prosecutor's Office is seeking a 34-year prison sentence for former President Pedro Castillo for his involvement in a failed self-coup in December 2022.
- The Public Ministry is charging Pedro Castillo with rebellion, abuse of authority, and serious disturbance of public order, and is requesting a 34-year prison sentence.
- Pedro Castillo is currently under investigation for allegedly leading a corrupt network in the executive branch, and has been under preventive detention for 18 months with another 36-month detention order pending.
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Peru prosecutors seek 34 years in prison for ex-President Castillo
LIMA --- Peru's prosecutors office on Friday formally requested 34 years in prison for former President Pedro Castillo, who was dramatically ousted from office and arrested after his attempt to dissolve Congress in late 2022. Castillo, whose ouster sparked off months of deadly protests that hit the key mining sector in the copper-rich country, remains in pre-trial detention on charges of "rebellion," abuse of authority and disrupting the peace. …
Former head of state Pedro Castillo had tried to dissolve Congress in Peru and govern by decree. The public prosecutor accuses him of an attempted coup.
Peru prosecutor requests 34-year prison sentence for former President Pedro Castillo
Prosecutors from Peru’s Public Ministry requested a sentence of 34 years in prison Friday for former President Pedro Castillo, who is currently in detention on charges of rebellion and conspiracy against the state after an alleged December 2022 coup d’etat. In a social media post the Public Ministry announced the preferred sentence against the former president for “crimes of rebellion, abuse of authority, and serious disturbance of the peace.” T…
The Peruvian Public Prosecutor's Office requested a 34-year sentence for former president Pedro Castillo this Friday, accusing him of committing crimes of rebellion, abuse of authority and serious disturbance to citizen tranquility. ALSO READ: Israel had to hear the evidence presented by South Africa in The Hague. “The Public Prosecutor's Office requests 34 years in prison against Pedro Castillo Terrones for the crimes of rebellion, abuse of au…
Peru prosecutor seeks 34-year sentence for ex-president Castillo
Peru's prosecution office on Friday requested a 34-year prison sentence for former president Pedro Castillo, accused of rebellion over his failed bid to dissolve Congress and "carrying out a coup d'etat." The leftist Castillo was arrested in December 2022 after he tried to disband Congress and rule by decree, sparking months of deadly protests. The public prosecution office wrote on social media that it was seeking the stiff jail term against C
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