Calay News
The congressman of Peru’s Bicentenario, Guido Bellido, announced an amnesty bill for former president Pedro Castillo, who has been deprived of his freedom since his dismissal on December 7, 2022. According to Bellido, the bill seeks to respond to the social clamor and popular support for Castillo.
The former head of state is serving 18 months of preventive imprisonment for alleged rebellion and conspiracy due to his attempt to dissolve the Congress. In addition, he has been sentenced to another 36 months for allegedly leading a criminal organization. The amnesty proposal is reportedly limited to the crimes of rebellion and conspiracy and does not include other crimes.
Bellido mentioned that they rely on precedents to elaborate the plan, referring to the case of Antauro Humala, who was released in 2022 after serving a sentence of 17 years, 7 months, and 14 days for leading an attempt to overthrow the government of Alejandro Toledo in which six people were killed. Bellido argues that Castillo’s action did not have a real effect on legal assets and that it was a response to political pettiness.
So far, the amnesty proposal has not been formally presented in Parliament, according to La Republica newspaper. However, Congressman Jorge Montoya of the far-right Renovación Popular party expressed his emphatic rejection of this initiative, calling it irresponsible and assuring that it would not be carried out in any way.
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