Pedro Castillo’s request for annulment of the investigation against him has been rejected

The Peruvian Supreme Court has denied the appeal filed by the legal defense of former president Pedro Castillo seeking to annul the investigation against him for allegedly committing the crime of rebellion and for which he is in preventive detention.

The issue presented by the former president’s lawyers pointed out that the Peruvian Congress did not follow “regular” conduct because his defense would have been violated, as ‘La República’ reported.

The decision comes after a hearing was held on January 17 to review the issue presented by the former president, where Castillo was able to intervene for a moment.

“My right to defense and evidence was violated by this Congress of the Republic (…) Why would I have to leave the country? Where is the proof that I want to leave? I have not raped, robbed, or killed anyone. I never had the idea of leaving this country”, said the former president in the hearing.

The Peruvian Judicial Power has explained its refusal by assuring that the Andean Parliament followed the impeachment procedure provided for in articles 99 and 100 of the Peruvian Constitution, according to the above-mentioned media.

Former Defense Minister Walter Ayala has assumed the defense of former President Pedro Castillo, who is currently serving an 18-month preventive detention in Barbadillo prison on the outskirts of Lima, becoming the thirteenth lawyer of the former president since he announced the dissolution of Congress and the establishment of an emergency government on December 7.

With information from LGI