LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo will remain behind bars during 18 months of pre-trial detention, a judicial panel throughout the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, after the ex-leader was ousted last week by lawmakers and arrested on riot charges.
The judicial decision didn’t touch on the merits of the accusations faced by Castillo, but only whether or not he may be held in jail while prosecutors conduct their investigation into the costs, which also include the crime of conspiracy.
(Reporting by Marco Aquino; Editing by Anthony Esposito)
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