LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s judiciary said on Thursday it was extending the pre-trial detention of former President Pedro Castillo by 18 months while an investigation against him on charges of rebellion continues. The move adds four months onto the 14-month extension it had ordered back in June. (Reporting by Marco Aquino; Editing by Anthony Esposito)
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Peru extends pre-trial detention for former president Castillo
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LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s judiciary said on Thursday it was extending the pre-trial detention of former President Pedro Castillo by 18 months while an investigation against him on charges of rebellion continues.
The move adds four months onto the 14-month extension it had ordered back in June.
(Reporting by Marco Aquino; Editing by Anthony Esposito)