A special panel of the highest court also banned former president Pedro Castillo, 56, from holding public office for two years
Peru’s Supreme Court sentenced former President Pedro Castillo to 11 and a half years in prison for conspiracy to commit rebellion in 2022 when he attempted to dissolve Congress as lawmakers prepared to remove him.
A special panel of the highest court also banned Castillo, 56, from holding public office for two years. He has been in custody since his arrest in December 2022.
Two of Castillo’s former ministers were also sentenced to 11 and a half years in prison for the same crime. One of them is former Prime Minister Betssy Chávez, who received asylum from Mexico and remains inside the Mexican embassy in Lima. The Peruvian government broke diplomatic relations with Mexico over the asylum granted to Chávez.
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Castillo and his former ministers can appeal the decision. This is the second sentence of a former Peruvian president this week. A different court yesterday sentenced former leader Martín Vizcarra to 14 years in prison after finding him guilty of taking bribes while serving as governor of a southern state.
(*Source: Associated Press)
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