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

El tribunal lo considera culpable del autogolpe de 2022 y condena también a Betssy Chávez, la ex primera ministra refugiada en la embajada de México

Der ehemalige Dorfschullehrer wurde zu einer Haftstrafe von elf Jahren verurteilt. Er ist nicht der einzige frühere Staatschef, der Probleme mit der Justiz hat.

The day after former president Martin Vizcarra was sentenced to 14 years, former left-wing president Pedro Castillo was found guilty of trying to disband Congress.

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

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

Pedro Castillo and Martín Vizcarra are the latest in a series of Peruvian presidents to be sent to prison.