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President Balcázar on Pedro Castillo: “I Have Several Days to Wait if a Pardon Is Presented”

Summary by El Comercio
The head of state, in dialogue with El Comercio, spoke about the possibility of granting presidential grace to the former president Pedro Castillo Terrones to get out of prison. Experts find no authority to grant alleged pardon.
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José María Balcázar again pronounced on a possible pardon to Pedro Castillo Source: RPP The President of the Republic, José María Balcázar, again pronounced on the possibility of granting a pardon or a presidential grace to former President Pedro Castillo, and stated that, so far, he has not received or evaluates a request on the subject."We still do not have in debate any specific request on the substance of the topic of pardon or presidential…

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TC rejects habeas corpus seeking to nullify the vacancy of Pedro CastilloPresident José Balcázar pointed out that he is evaluating the legal and constitutional basis for granting a possible pardon to former President Pedro Castillo, a few days after the end of his term. "This is a presidential power, but I have to have a constitutional legal support, in virtue of which I will wait to see what is requested or not requested by the former President…

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While acknowledging that he was “reclaimed on the street,” President José Balcázar did not rule out granting a presidential grace to ex-mandatario Pedro Castillo and ordering his release in the few remaining days of his term.“While it is a presidential power, I must have a legal and constitutional support. In that virtue, I will wait to see what the ex-president is asking for or not,” he told Exitosa radio.José Balcázar sees it unlikely that as …

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The head of state, in dialogue with El Comercio, spoke about the possibility of granting presidential grace to the former president Pedro Castillo Terrones to get out of prison. Experts find no authority to grant alleged pardon.

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Juan Sheput: “José María Balcázar can be denounced if Pedro Castillo is released”Juan Sheput: “José María Balcázar can be denounced if Pedro Castillo is released”In the face of rumors that interim president José María Balcázar would be enlisting a pardon for former coup president Pedro Castillo, the Speaker of Parliament, Fernando Rospigliosi, ruled out such a possibility. Rospigliosi reminded the press of the crimes charged to Castillo for what…

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trome.com broke the news on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
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