Former President of Peru Pedro Castillo. Author: taken from internet

Peru’s Supreme Court has ratified a 36-month remand sentence against former President Pedro Castillo, who is under investigation for alleged crime of aggravated conspiracy and influence peddling by a criminal organization, Telesur reports.

In addition, he decided to change the preventive measure against former Minister of Housing, Construction and Sanitation Gainer Alvarado in connection with his involvement in the case under investigation by Pedro Castillo.

Cesar San Martín Castro, Magistrate of the Permanent Court of Criminal Matters of the Supreme Court, has ordered the former President of Peru to remain in prison until December 2025 while the prosecution moves forward with the investigation and decides whether they can be prosecuted for both crimes. .

According to the South American country’s government ministry, former President Castillo ran from his presidency an alleged money laundering and public works contracting corruption ring that included his family and political circles.

The former Peruvian president has denied allegations of corruption against him and claims he was “unjustly kidnapped”.

On March 10, Judge Juan Carlos Chekli ordered a second preventive sanction against the former Peruvian president after giving him 18 months for trying to dissolve Congress, interfere with the judiciary and impose a decree.

Pedro Castillo, elected in 2021 to government until 2026, was ousted in mid-December after 17 months in power.

Source: Juventud Rebelde