The sentence against former President Martín Vizcarra for the Lomas de Ilo and Hospital de Moquegua case, must be given next year, said today the president of the National Superior Court of Specialized Criminal Justice, César Sahuanay.
"I understand that the sentence must be given next year due to the number of defendants," he said.
Martín Vizcarra is being prosecuted by the Fourth Collegiate Court of the National Superior Court of Specialized Criminal Justice for the alleged crime of passive bribery and also faces a trial for actions during his administration as regional governor of Moquegua. The Prosecutor's Office is requesting a 15-year sentence against him.
Sahuanay also indicated that the sentence against former President Ollanta Humala, prosecuted for illegal contributions to his presidential campaigns, was scheduled for this month, but because new evidence was incorporated, it is still ongoing.
"We have a sentence on the horizon, the first months (of next year) the case of Ollanta Humala must be sentenced, they are in the final arguments," he said on RPP when releasing a balance of his administration.
He highlighted as one of the important actions the sentence issued against former President Alejandro Toledo for the Odebrecht case, in which he was found responsible for acts of corruption and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
He said that the cases on alleged acts of corruption in the Lava Jato case arrived with an accusatory request to the Judiciary from 2023 and 2024, before that they have remained under investigation by the Public Prosecutor's Office.
Changes in criminal matters
Regarding the modifications in Congress on issues such as organized crime, preliminary detention and others that deserved a pronouncement by the Plenary Chamber of the Supreme Court, Sahuanay said that he subscribes to the position assumed by the Supreme Court judges.
"The laws have two specific comings and goings, they give a law and then they go back, that is evidence, as the Supreme Court judges say, that it is a reasonable friendly request to build bridges of collaboration, it is not possible that the law is given only with Congress excluding entities and others," he said.
Regarding the decision of the Constitutional Court that ordered the effective collaboration ruling signed with the company Odebrecht to be made public, Sahuanay said that it is a decision issued within the scope of its constitutional competence and as judges they have to comply what the Constitutional Court says.
About the discussion on the death penalty, Sahuanay said that there is no turning back in this discussion and that although there are certain countries that can withdraw from international pacts, it is a sovereign decision of the country.
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Published: 12/19/2024