Peruvian judge sends Castillo's sister-in-law to jail over corruption allegations

Record ID: 1687088

  • Title: Peruvian judge sends Castillo's sister-in-law to jail over corruption allegations
  • Date: 29th August 2022
  • Summary: LIMA, PERU (AUGUST 23, 2022) (REUTERS) PROTESTER HOLDING SIGN READING (Spanish): “FREEDOM FOR JENNIFER” PEOPLE CHANTING (Spanish): “FREEDOM” PROTESTER HOLDING SIGN IN FRONT OF POLICE AGENT
  • Embargoed: 12th September 2022 14:23
  • Keywords: Pedro Castillo Peru Prison Sister-in-law Trial Yenifer Paredes
  • Location: LIMA, PERU
  • City: LIMA, PERU
  • Country: Peru
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions,South America / Central America
  • Reuters ID: LVA002127429082022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: The sister-in-law of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo was given 30 months of pre-trial detention on Sunday (August 28), the most serious escalation so far of a host of criminal investigations that have targeted the leader's inner circle.
    Castillo has often referred to Yenifer Paredes, his sister-in-law who he and his wife raised since she was little, as his "daughter."
    Prosecutors allege she was part of a group that engaged in influence peddling to assign public contracts to allies of Castillo in their home region of Cajamarca, in the Peruvian Andes.
    Paredes has not been charged with a crime and she will spend time in jail as prosecutors continue their investigation.
    Castillo, who has been in office for 13 months, is besieged by scandals and has already survived two impeachment attempts. He denies any wrongdoing and has accused prosecutors of being complicit in an attempt to oust him from power.
    Prosecutors have opened six criminal investigations against him, including one for alleged obstruction of justice in the firing of a former interior minister.
    (Production: Carlos Valdez, Anna Portella)
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