Walter Ayala, Pedro Castillo’s lawyer: “I do not approve of what he did, but no crime was committed”

Lawyer Walter Ayala, defense attorney for the former president Pedro Castillosubstantiated the request made in Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) that the institution recommend to the Peruvian state that the ex-president’s imprisonment be ended and that he be reinstated as head of state for an alleged violation in the trial that followed.

“The point here is not that we are crazy, and I again explain the reason: On December 7, 2022, Pedro Castillo was summoned to Congress to give his right to defense, a few hours before he spoke to the nation, where he indicated that is going to dissolve the Congress, then we will face violation,” he said in a dialogue with RPP Noticias.

For the former minister, the process of filling vacancies that Congress followed Pedro Castillo tThis was illegal because, in his opinion, 104 votes needed to be vacated, and only 101 got them. For this reason, the lawyer considered that “technically Mr. Castillo is still president.”

“I am fully convinced that Pedro Castillo is going to win at the international forum, because here in Power of attorney They are dragging out the processes (…) I think that what he did at that time (coup d’état), I do not approve that he tried to dissolve the Congress, but I say that the crime was not committed,” he said.

They demand his release and reinstatement as president.

This morning, Eduardo Pachas, President Pedro Castillo’s lawyer, referred to his client’s request before Inter-American Commission on Human Rights order his immediate release and restore the presidency of Peru. However, he clarified that the vacancy is illegal.

“President Castillo needed to release 104 votes, and they got only 101.. Secondly, the detention of President Castillo was completely illegal. He was pointed out with a rifle and heavy weapons in front of his youngest daughter and wife. They framed him, framed him and arrested him. Three, while in custody, tried to hit him. All these arguments were presented to the Peruvian judges. There was no preliminary trial,” he said. lit from PTR.

“According to the prosecutor, President Castillo was on his way to the Mexican embassy, ​​and according to this argument of the prosecutor, in view of the criminal law, he had to go pick up the weapon or bring the weapon. And the Mexican embassy never had weapons or anything like that,” he added.

In addition, the lawyer mentioned that Castillo Terrones did not appear in court, which, in his opinion, will cancel the vacancy of the former head of state.

“To be the vacant President of the Republic and hold a preliminary hearing, they must have 104 votes. That’s what law and mathematics say. If you watch the audio or video of that day on December 7th, there were 101 votes. , they were not 104. In addition, there was no preliminary trial of President Castillo. The Supreme Court says there is no need for a pre-trial because he was at the scene of the crime, but that doesn’t say Section 100 or Section 89 of Congress,” he said.

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