Peru’s Castillo to Serve Three Years of Pre-Trial Detention
- Leftist was elected president in 2021 and ousted in December
- Castillo is already in jail for trying to dissolve Congress
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Recently ousted former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo was given three years of pre-trial detention on Thursday for allegedly working to rig public works contracts while in office.
Castillo is already serving a separate 18 months of pre-trial detention for allegedly staging a rebellion when he unsuccessfully tried to dissolve Congress in December. Castillo, a former teacher and union leader, was elected in 2021 when he campaigned with a radical left platform.