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Peru: Pardon Request for Former President Pedro Castillo Rejected

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The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights rejected the request for a pardon for former President Pedro Castillo Terrones, submitted by Congressman Elías Varas. The Office of Presidential Pardons reported that the filing did not specify the type of presidential pardon (pardon, commutation, or clemency) nor did it meet the basic requirements of the Internal Regulations of the Presidential Pardons Commission. With the Ministry of Justice’s decision,…
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There is a well-known leftist who did not want to take pictures when he received his credential, who always says that he fights for the people and attends at the San Felipe clinic, one of the most expensive in Lima. Everyone enjoys the money that gives them power. Hummm...Huachafada (II) Today at noon the first Board of Directors of the Senate of the bicameral Congress is defined for the period 2026-2027. The former candidate of the Good Governm…

Svieta Fernández, deputy of Juntos por el Perú (JPP), in dialogue with RPP, indicated this Saturday that the presidential pardon requested by the former head of state Pedro Castillo "is discarded" from the legal sphere. However, he pointed out that if the president-elect Keiko Fujimori bets on a "reconciliation process", then she should grant presidential grace to Castillo Terrones."The pardon is basically ruled out on a legal issue, that there …

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The Minister of Justice, Luis Jiménez, confirmed that the Commission of Thank you Presidencies declared the last request for grace presented “undue”. Constitutionalists indicate that president must respect the Constitution.

·Lima, Peru
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The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights reported that the Presidential Thank you Commission declared inadmissible and closed the application for the right of common grace submitted by former President Pedro Castillo Terrones, author of the attempted coup d'état of 2022.

The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Minjusdh) reported that the Presidential Thank you Commission unanimously declared inadmissible the request for common right of grace submitted by former President José Pedro Castillo Terrones, in determining that it does not meet the requirements established by the current legislation. Through a statement, the portfolio specified that [...]

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La República broke the news in Lima, Peru on Friday, July 24, 2026.
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