The Permanent Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of the Peruvian Judiciary declared unfounded former President Pedro Castillo's request to change his pretrial detention measure to appearance under electronic surveillance in his trial for the crime of rebellion.
The Chamber, presided by judge Supreme Court Justice César San Martín, held that the risk of flight remains latent, as Castillo Terrones sought asylum in the Mexican Embassy in Lima, a move that was prevented by his arrest on December 7, 2022.
Furthermore, it notes that the personal electronic surveillance measure requested by Castillo is not permitted for the crime of rebellion, so it cannot be applied in this case, and that the failure to carry out certain investigative acts cannot be invoked as a reason for ending pretrial detention.
“For these reasons, the appeal filed by the defense of the accused José Pedro Castillo Terrones against the order declaring the request for cessation of pretrial detention unfounded, along with all other relevant information, was declared unfounded,” the ruling states.
Consequently, the court upholds the pretrial detention against the former president, who is serving his sentence in the Barbadillo prison in the district of Ate.
Pedro Castillo was arrested on December 7, 2022, after issuing a message to the nation stating that he was establishing a government of emergency and temporarily dissolving the Congress of the Republic, among other measures.
In his appeal, Castillo argued that, with the implementation of electronic surveillance, the danger disappears, as he would be under constant surveillance and monitoring, and that there is no danger of obstruction of justice.
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Published: 5/7/2025