However, it must be noted that Judge Hugo Nuñez will on December 5 assess the request for appearance with restrictions and prohibition against leaving the country requested by the Public Ministry for Villanueva and businessman and Jose Maria Santisteban.
The
former Prime Minister was arrested on November 26 at a restaurant in Lima's Los Olivos district —along with Northern Lima Superior Prosecutor Alberto Orlando Rossel, Deputy Provincial Prosecutor Ronald Nicolas Chafloque, and businessman Jose Maria Santisteban.
All of them are investigated for the alleged crimes of influence peddling and illegal sponsorship after having tried to influence on the
Lava Jato Case Special Prosecution Group, which investigates Villanueva in the Odebrecht case.
For that purpose, Deputy Provincial Prosecutor Ronald Nicolas Chafloque communicated with Deputy Provincial Prosecutor Alexander Taboada —who is a member of the Special Team in charge of the investigations on Villanueva.