, former Ministers Willy Huerta (Interior) and Roberto Sanchez (Foreign Trade and Tourism), as well as from the accused Manuel Lozada, Jesus Venero, and Antonio Infanzon, to shelve the charges of rebellion against them.
This measure was taken by Supreme Judge Juan Carlos Checkley who at a public hearing declared unfounded the exception appeals for inadmissibility of action filed by their lawyers, who claimed that the events attributed to their clients by the Prosecutor's Office "do not constitute a crime."
The magistrate said the Supreme Court established that "it is not necessary for those who intervene in the act of rebellion to carry weapons." It is sufficient that they are integrated into the act itself and are, therefore, entrusted with various tasks.
Likewise, the supreme judge announced that the preliminary hearing for the indictment against ex-President Pedro Castillo and the other defendants will resume on July 18 at 9:30 a.m. (local time).
According to the prosecutorial investigation, that morning a meeting was held at the Government Palace.
That decision would imply the use of the Armed Forces to take control of various government branches and other autonomous entities, primarily from the justice system.