The country’s former president was arrested on December 7, after attempting to dissolve the parliament, an action characterized as a coup attempt by his political opponents.
The appeals division of the Supreme Court of Peru on Thursday upheld the decision to remain in custody for eighteen months the country’s former president Pedro Castillo, against whom an investigation is being conducted for “stance” and “conspiracy” by prosecutors.
The 53-year-old former head of state, a one-time educator and provincial union leader, was suspended from Congress and arrested on December 7 after attempting to dissolve parliament in what his political rivals and his former vice president, Dina Bolwarte, called a coup attempt. , who succeeded him in office on the same day.
His suspension and arrest sparked mass protests and bloody riots, with the new government declaring a state of emergency and bringing the army into the streets. Officially, authorities say 22 dead; protesters, non-governmental organizations and other sources say more than 30 deaths, mostly from bullets, and hundreds of injuries.
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