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Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo sentenced for conspiracy

Headline from WHEC Rochester, on the newest of 2 developments

Peru’s Supreme Court has sentenced former President Pedro Castillo to 11.5 years in prison for conspiracy to commit a rebellion in 2022, when he tried to dissolve the Congress as lawmakers prepared to impeach him. Two of his former ministers were also sentenced to 11.

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  1. Peru sentences former President Vizcarra to 14 years in prison for corruption

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  2. Newest

    Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo sentenced for conspiracy

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Peruvian ex-President Martin Vizcarra sentenced to 14 years in prison (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Vizcarra, a leader in the Peru First party, was found guilty of leading a corruption scheme when he was a governor.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Peru: Ex-president Vizcarra sentenced to 14 years in prison – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Former President Martin Vizcarra has been found guilty of receiving bribes from construction firms while serving as a regional governor between 2011 and 2014.

  3. WHEC Rochester

    Peru sentences former President Vizcarra to 14 years in prison for corruption (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    A court in Peru has sentenced former President Martín Vizcarra to 14 years in prison for corruption. The decision was effective immediately, and Vizcarra was set to be sent to prison after the hearing on Wednesday. He was also barred from holding public office for nine years.

  4. The Guardian

    Peru’s ousted ‘president of the poor’ gets 11-year sentence for rebellion (opens The Guardian)

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    Pedro Castillo was sentenced by the supreme court for trying to disband Congress and rule by decree in 2022

  5. Al Jazeera

    Former Peru President Pedro Castillo sentenced to 11.5 years in prison (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The decision follows Castillo’s failed 2022 bid to dissolve Congress and avoid a third impeachment attempt.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Peru ex-President Castillo sentenced for rebellion – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Pedro Castillo was convicted over his failed attempt to dissolve Peru's Congress and seize broad powers in late 2022.

  7. Los Angeles Times

    Peru's former president sentenced for conspiracy (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Peru’s Supreme Court has sentenced former President Pedro Castillo to 11.5 years in prison for conspiracy to commit a rebellion in 2022, when he tried to dissolve the Congress.

  8. WHEC Rochester

    Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo sentenced for conspiracy (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Peru’s Supreme Court has sentenced former President Pedro Castillo to 11.5 years in prison for conspiracy to commit a rebellion in 2022, when he tried to dissolve the Congress as lawmakers prepared to impeach him. Two of his former ministers were also sentenced to 11.

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