Peru prosecutors seek 34 years in prison for ex-President Castillo

Peru’s President Pedro Castillo delivers a statement to the media along with Chile’s President Gabriel Boric at the La Moneda government palace in Santiago, Chile, November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/ File Photo

LIMA — Peru’s prosecutors office on Friday formally requested 34 years in prison for former President Pedro Castillo, who was dramatically ousted from office and arrested after his attempt to dissolve Congress in late 2022.

Castillo, whose ouster sparked off months of deadly protests that hit the key mining sector in the copper-rich country, remains in pre-trial detention on charges of “rebellion,” abuse of authority and disrupting the peace.

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