The Peruvian prosecutor's office is asking for 36 months in custody for Yenifer Paredes, Pedro Castillo's sister-in-law

MADRID, 20 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Peruvian Prosecutor's Office has requested 36 months of preventive detention for Yenifer Paredes, sister-in-law of the country's president, Pedro Castillo, for allegedly committing money laundering.

The Public Ministry has confirmed the request through a message on Twitter in which it indicates that it is requesting preventive detention for the process that Paredes has opened for "alleged commission of the crime of money laundering and others to the detriment of the State."

The representative of the Prosecutor's Office, James Reátegui, reported the preliminary arrest during the appeal hearing before the Second Criminal Appeals Chamber of the Superior Court, the RPP station has collected.

This Sunday, August 21, the Judiciary is holding a preventive detention hearing against Yenifer Paredes and against the mayor of Anguía, José Medina Guerrero, as reported by the Supreme Court on his Twitter account.

At this time, Paredes is under a preventive detention order for ten days. After the announcement of the presentation of prison for the next three years, the accused has reiterated that she is willing to collaborate with justice, the newspaper 'El Comercio' has reported.

"In my defense I have to say that from the beginning that I have been made aware of this case, I have been collaborating with the justice system, I have gone to the Prosecutor's Office, I have gone to Congress and I have always been willing to give my statements," he assured. virtually before the appeals chamber.

In addition, the investigated has criticized that in ten days "only" they have summoned him four times to make the respective statements. "The rest of the time I have been here and not as much has been done as the prosecutor mentions. In any case, I am always ready to collaborate," she said.

Lawyer Benji Espinoza has indicated that preventive detention does not correspond because Paredes has "good procedural conduct" and, therefore, there would be no possible risk of escape, RPP has reported.

"A person who collaborates with the process, who goes and surrenders to justice, what flight risk does he represent? We would be punishing the people who surrender. The message from justice is 'don't turn yourself in, hide because I will put you in pretrial detention for 36 months," Espinoza told the press.