Peru’s judiciary has imposed on Thursday a ban on former Prime Minister Anibal Torres from leaving the country for 18 months, all while he is under investigation for the commission of a crime of rebellion and conspiracy.
The Permanent Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court has imposed an 18-month ban on leaving the country on one of the prime ministers during the administration of former president Pedro Castillo, as well as his right-hand man, ‘La Republica’ has reported.
Likewise, Torres will not be able to leave the city of Lima or the province of Callao – a special administrative division of Peru that is located within the capital – without the permission of a supreme judge.
The Peruvian police will also carry out routine home checks on the third Friday of every month, according to the newspaper.
The decision takes place after the deteriorating state of health of the former prime minister was noted in the resolution, alleging that his ability to travel «is subject to an adequate regime of medical control and of his health in general, which, of course, would be affected in clandestine conditions».
«It is not a question of whether a given state of health can be treated in a penal establishment, but rather that such a situation reduces the risk of escape, especially in a person of the third age,» the text specifies.
However, the Peruvian Judiciary has ratified the 18-month preventive imprisonment ordered against former president Pedro Castillo while he is being investigated for the commission of crimes of rebellion, conspiracy, abuse of authority and disturbance of public tranquility.
«The appeal filed by the investigated José Pedro Castillo Terrones is declared unfounded and the appeal filed by the Supreme Prosecutor of the Public Prosecutor’s Office is partially founded,» reads the resolution.
Thus, Castillo will serve 18 months in pretrial detention despite the attempt of his legal team to release him on parole.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
