The Judiciary's Fourth National Preparatory Investigation Court on Thursday suspended —until December 28— the hearing to review a
new 36-month preventive detention request for Fuerza Popular (Popular Force) party leader Keiko Fujimori as part of the investigation into the Odebrecht case.
Lava Jato Case Special Prosecution Group member Jose Domingo Perez and Keiko Fujimori's defense attorney Giulliana Loza were present in the courtroom when Judge Victor Zuñiga announced the new date of the hearing.
The decision was made after the defense informed the judge that she had not been duly notified of the new preventive detention request against her client.
The defendant did not attend the hearing but —via social media posts— stated she would monitor it from her mother's home.
The Prosecutor, Jose Domingo Perez, agreed on the rescheduling of the proceeding.
The alleged crimes established by the prosecutor are illicit association,
criminal organization, misrepresentation, procedural fraud, and false statement in administrative proceedings.
According to Prosecutor Perez, the alleged commission of crimes would result in a total sentence of 24 years and 10 months imprisonment of Fujimori.
Preventive detention
Back then, the Judicial Branch declared well-founded the request made by the Prosecutor's Office to imprison Fujimori because of the danger of obstruction of justice that implied keeping her free.
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Published: 12/26/2019