The Fourth Preparatory Investigation Courtroom of the National Superior Court issued a 36-month ban on
and her ex-husband Mark Vito Villanella from leaving Peruvian territory.
Judge Victor Zuñiga —head of the aforementioned courtroom— ordered the measure on Fujimori and Villanella in the face of the next public trial over the alleged crime of money laundering that will take place in the country.
The ban on travelling abroad will also apply to the following Fuerza Popular collaborators: Vicente Silva, Ana Herz, Adriadna Tarazona, Jaime Yoshiyama, Jose Chlimper, and Pier Figari.
On the other hand, Judge Zuñiga rejected the request by the Prosecutor's Office to impose judicial surveillance on the aforementioned political party for the next three years.
Nonetheless, the magistrate imposed on the defendants the obligation not to change their current address without prior authorization; to appear every 30 days at the biometric control registry office to register their fingerprints and inform the court of their activities; to appear at the summons by the Prosecutor's Office and the court every time they are summoned for any proceeding; plus the prohibition on communicating with co-defendants, witnesses, or experts in the process.
The Prosecutor's Office had requested another 16 rules of conduct that the court deemed as unfounded. Thus, it appealed the judge's decision.
For their part, the defendants' lawyers will present an appeal against the measure.
The Judiciary also ordered the payment of bonds for: Vicente Silva, S/20,000 (about US$5,448); Ana Herz, S/15,000 (about US$4,086); Jose Climper, S/40,000 (about US$10,896); and Mark Vito Villanella, S/10,000 (about US$2,724), which must be paid within 10 business days.
Due to Judge Zuñiga's decision, almost two years of accusation control hearings for the Cocktails Case have come to an end.
The prosecutor's thesis claims that Fuerza Popular carried out activities to raise funds in order to finance the presidential campaign of its leader, Keiko Fujimori, back in 2016.
According to the Prosecutor’s Office, these funds could not be supported by the political organization at that time, besides the fact that criminal organization would have been committed.
The Public Ministry pointed out that the events would have served as fronts to introduce contributions from questioned companies such as Brazilian Odebrecht construction company.