The Peruvian Supreme Court is evaluating on Tuesday the appeal filed by the defense of former president Pedro Castillo against his provisional detention for a period of seven days in the framework of the investigation against him for the alleged crime of rebellion after unsuccessfully attempting to dissolve Congress.
The hearing is scheduled to begin at 9.00 a.m. (local time) virtually, although Castillo’s lawyer, Miguel Perez Arroyo, has requested to appear in person and intervene to present allegations.
Castillo has been remanded in custody since last Wednesday, December 7, when he was arrested by his own security team shortly after addressing the nation to announce the dissolution of Congress, the establishment of a government of exception and the calling of legislative elections with which to launch a new constitutional process.
Castillo’s maneuver, of which former Prime Ministers Anibal Torres and Betssy Chavez were allegedly aware, was quickly intercepted by Congress, which approved his dismissal.
Since then, protests against his detention and in favor of closing a Congress which from the first day has maneuvered to remove him from office have been going on, with a balance of seven deaths and a hundred injured between police and demonstrators. The new government of Dina Boluarte has called for dialogue and has convened a crisis cabinet to deal with the crisis.
