Peru: Supreme Court agrees to review if Castillo's right to defense was violated
Thursday, March 16th 2023 - 07:09 UTC
Peru: Supreme Court agrees to review if Castillo's right to defense was violated
Thursday, March 16th 2023 - 07:09 UTC
Peru's Supreme Court Wednesday overruled a lower Court's decision and will agree to review former President Pedro Castillo's claims that he was denied a right to defense during his Dec. 7 impeachment by Congress.
The Supreme Court's Permanent Chamber will soon set a date “for the public hearing where the procedural parties will present their oral reports,” it was announced.
Castillo's legal team seeks to annul the investigation opened after he tried to dissolve Congress and rule by decree on Dec. 7, which led to his dismissal that same day and the accession to power of Vice President Dina Boluarte.
Castillo insisted his “right to defense and evidence was violated by this Congress of the Republic” and denied that he posed a flight risk. “I have not killed, I have not stolen and I have not raped anyone,” he underlined.
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https://en.mercopress.com/2023/03/16/peru-supreme-court-agrees-to-review-if-castillo-s-right-to-defense-was-violated
