Former President Pedro Castillo | Children | Barbados | Coup | principle

Republican members of Congress have met with the former president 36 times Pedro CastilloImprisoned In BarbadosFrom December 17, 2022 to May 27, according to information accessed by El Comercio.

However, in this group of observers, four legislators were involved in investigations related to the former president and who went to prison after relevant dates for the investigations.

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Visit to Barbadillo

Congressmen Magisterial Vol They are on the former president’s visit list Castillo. About Paul Gutierrez, Pasion Davila and Katie Ugarte (not grouped).

Although the legislators have been regular visitors to the former head of state since his incarceration in Barbadillo, they continued to enter the jail even after being included in investigations related to them. Castillo and raid their offices and homes. They visited Barbadillo seven times: on March 8; April 11 and 14; and on May 21, 24, 26 and 27.

On January 6, the government side had 20 more Congressmen Case ‘Children’Investigations there have implicated Castillo as the leader of a criminal organization.

Members of the legislature have been prosecuted since that date for offenses such as criminal organization and influence peddling Gutierrez, Ugarte and Dávila. Subsequently, on March 24, the prosecutor’s office raided the offices and homes of three legislators in a mega operation called ‘Los Pequeños II’. Case ‘Children’.

According to the reports of effective collaborator CE-12-2022, these legislators supported Castillo’s administration with their votes in exchange for placing their relatives in government offices.

Among the USBs issued to Eder Vitón Burga, former presidential adviser, in January 2022, Ugarte, Davila And Congresswoman Frances Paredes listed the names of 59 people she nominated for public office. Ugarte would have even said that this promise was not fulfilled.

Finally, five from a list of 33 received public office or service orders after the quota requested by Ugarte. In the case Passion DavilaOne of his relatives was appointed Regional Chancellor of Pasco in April 2022.

Congressman Passion Davila replied Trade His visit to Barbadillo prison was for “investigative” issues, to check on the condition of the former president. “For control, see how he is, nothing more. What would be the problem for me, not at all. What they are imposing on me is completely wrong, what obstacle am I going to be”, said the legislator. Additionally, he denied that his meeting with the former head of state was suspicious. “[La fiscalización] That is my role. Let’s see how he is, I’ll have to check. This is normal [Castillo] happily”Done.

This newspaper is associated with the Congress Paul Gutierrez and with office Katie Ugarte to collect their security, but we got no reply.

Income of Roberto Sanchez

Entering Barbadillo to see ex-President Castillo was former minister Roberto Sánchez, a member of the Juntos por el Peru bench.

Sanchez attended three times: February 4 and 19; And on March 5, the National Prosecutor’s Office’s complaint implicating him in the December 7, 2022 coup was addressed to the Congressional Subcommittee on Constitutional Impeachment.

On April 26, Supreme Judge Juan Carlos Cecli decided to place former ministers Chávez, Huerta and Sánchez under restrictions and barring them from communicating with other people who have been investigated and who have testified or are about to testify as witnesses in the trial. It pursues them as co-authors of sedition and alternatively conspiracy crimes.

However, a month later, on May 29, Judge Cecli ordered the three and Castillo and former Prime Minister Anibal Torres to be prosecuted together for the coup. The cases are handled separately and by this decision, they will be processed in a single file.

Trade He tried to contact Congressman Roberto Sanchez and his lawyer, but got no response.

Risks

Criminal lawyers Andy Carrión and Romy Chang agreed that Congressmen Ugarte, Dávila and Gutiérrez should evaluate plea restrictions to avoid conversations or coordination among those being investigated for a criminal organization accused in the case.

Carrion explained that prosecutions are expected as investigations and information develop.. “The case related to Los Niños is part of a larger case that prosecuted former President Castillo as a criminal organization headed by him”Carrion pointed out.

Therefore, he added, “If the prosecution takes notice of this information during the investigation, there are still conversations, visits between the two accused, In this case you need to request a restriction. It is not fixed, it depends on the circumstances”.

Congressmen consider continuing to enforce their position if a criminal prosecutor has continued coordination or visits with a former president that jeopardizes an investigation related to a possible criminal organization. “There is a risk that this investigation could be disrupted as a result of these communications. These doubts lead the prosecution to demand this kind of action.”.

Romi Chang, Director of Postgraduate Degree in Criminal Law PUCP added “To ensure that the investigation goes on the right track, the Public Ministry should seek assurance from the Judiciary. Prevent communication between those investigated for the same charges.”.

Finally, he also pointed out that allowing continued integration allows the criminal organization to continue to survive. “Certainly the central charge against Castillo was a criminal organization where rules were given, actions were imposed. To allow them to meet, to coordinate, is to allow that criminal organization to continue to survive in order to cover up their crimes. So there is full justice in that case“He commented.