US EditionFormer Peruvian President Pedro Castillo sentenced for conspiracy
Pedro Castillo was sentenced to 11 years, five months, and 15 days for conspiracy after attempting to dissolve Congress, joining four former presidents jailed in Peru, the Supreme Court ruled.
- On November 27, 2025, Peru's Supreme Court in Lima sentenced former President Pedro Castillo to 11 years, five months and 15 days in prison.
- Castillo had repeatedly clashed with an opposition-dominated Congress during his 16 months in office and sought to dissolve parliament on December 7, 2022, leading prosecutors to charge him with rebellion and conspiracy.
- He was arrested on his way to the Mexican embassy to request asylum, and the Peruvian government severed ties after the Mexican embassy in Lima granted asylum to Betssy Chávez, former prime minister.
- Castillo is to join other former presidents at Barbadillo Prison in Lima, a special panel of Peru's highest court banned him from public office for two years, while two former ministers received 11.5-year sentences and the appeal process is available.
- This verdict deepens a pattern of former Peruvian presidents facing criminal convictions, arriving a day after Martín Vizcarra was sentenced and following protests with at least 50 deaths.
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Peru: Pedro Castillo's trial reveals the limits of bourgeois ‘democracy’
On 27 November, President Pedro Castillo was sentenced to 11 years, 5 months, and 15 days in prison for the crime of conspiracy to rebel, following his announcement (on 7 December 2022) to dissolve parliament, reorganise the justice system, and convene a Constituent Assembly.
The left ex-president, who had fallen three years ago, was sentenced shortly before he should have been released, thus excluding Pedro Castillo from the 2026 elections.
Peru: Castillo gets 11 years for failed coup attempt
Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones was sentenced on Thursday to 11 years, 5 months, and 15 days in prison for the crime of conspiracy to commit rebellion, stemming from his failed attempt to dissolve Congress in December 2022.
Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has been sentenced to 11 years, five months and 15 days in prison for attempting a coup d'état.
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