Peru’s Supreme Court sentences former President Pedro Castillo to over 11 years in prison for failed 2022 self-coup

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Peru’s Supreme Court sentences former President Pedro Castillo to over 11 years in prison for failed 2022 self-coup

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Peru's Supreme Court Special Criminal Chamber sentenced former President Pedro Castillo to 11 years, 5 months, and 15 days in prison for his failed attempt to dissolve Congress on December 7, 2022. The event, widely described as a self-coup, resulted in Castillo's removal from office and subsequent detention. The ruling marks a significant legal outcome in one of Peru's most dramatic political crises in recent history.

Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo was sentenced on Thursday to 11 years, 5 months and 15 days in prison for his failed attempt to dissolve Congress on December 7, 2022 — an event widely referred to as a self-coup.  The ruling, issued by the Supreme Court’s Special Criminal Chamber, also ordered Castillo and his former […] The post Peru’s Supreme Court sentences former President Pedro Castillo to over 11 years in prison for failed 2022 self-coup appeared first on Perú Reports.

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