The Judiciary on Wednesday decided to replace the preventive detention of former
The measure was ordered by Judge Victor Zuñiga Urday from the Fourth National Preparatory Investigation Court Specialized in Organized Crime and Corruption by Officials.
In the resolution, the magistrate explained that —due to a principle of legality— the request of Yoshiyama's technical defense to cease said preventive detention does not correspond with the matter.
The house arrest will be in force until September 9, 2020. Likewise, the former Fuerza Popular adviser must pay a bond of S/70,000 (about US$20,624).
Yoshiyama must follow rules of conduct such as the prohibition of communicating with co-defendants, making statements about the case to the media and not holding social gatherings in his home.
During the virtual hearing, his lawyer Humberto Abanto presented a medical report indicating that his client suffers from diabetes, high blood pressure, ocular herpes, and has a history of cancer.
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