The Peruvian Judiciary has admitted the habeas corpus petition filed by Pedro Castillo’s lawyer seeking the immediate release of the former president, who is being held in preliminary detention for a week on charges of rebellion after announcing the dissolution of Congress and the calling of elections.
According to ‘La República’, the lawyer points out that Castillo was detained «irregularly and illegally» for this crime since, he says, there is no evidence that he used weapons, but that he limited himself to read a speech.
The Third Constitutional Court of Lima has decided to admit the lawsuit against the Judiciary based on this argument for the alleged violation of Castillo’s individual freedom, according to the local newspaper.
This court thus distances itself from the decision of the Second Constitutional Court of Lima, which on Thursday declared inadmissible the habeas corpus filed against the prosecutor of the Nation, Patricia Benavides, and the head of the PNP Special Team, Colonel Harvey Colchado.
