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Prosecutor requests 34 years in prison for former President Castillo

Published on: January 12, 2024
13:35

Lima, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) The Peruvian Public Prosecutor's Office on Friday requested a 34-year prison sentence for former President Pedro Castillo, when formalizing the accusation of rebellion, abuse of authority and serious disturbance of public tranquility.

Trial with jail for military officer co-perpetrator in Uruguay

Published on: November 29, 2023
13:51

Montevideo, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) Judge Isaura Tórtora reportedly ordered the trial with jail for retired military officer José Ricardo Arab in the "Fusilados de Soca" case during the military dictatorship.

Uruguayan repressors sentenced to prison

Published on: November 29, 2023
12:22

Montevideo, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan justice ordered the prosecution with imprisonment of five military officers charged with the abduction and disappearance of communist dock worker Julio Correa Rodríguez in 1975, it was announced on Wednesday.

Former president of Ecuador will be politically prosecuted

Published on: November 29, 2023
08:10

Quito, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) The National Assembly (Parliament) of Ecuador will resume the impeachment trial against former president Guillermo Lasso, accused of embezzlement.

Cuba prosecutes health professionals according to law

Published on: November 28, 2023
12:45

Havana, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) Cuba ratified on Tuesday that the oral and public trial of six health professionals in the eastern province of Granma was held according to the guarantees established in the laws and other regulatory provisions.

Chilean justice is about to close case on Víctor Jara’s assassination

Published on: November 9, 2023
08:02

Santiago de Chile, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Chilean justice is about to closing the case on the assassination of singer and composer Víctor Jara, with the extradition from the United States of the person responsible for the crime, Pedro Barrientos.

Former Uruguayan FM evades responsibility amid political scandal

Published on: November 3, 2023
18:24

Montevideo, Nov 3 (Prensa Latina) Former Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo testified on Friday at the prosecutor's office about the passport granting to drug trafficker Sebastian Marset in 2021, the starting point of a scandal that led to his resignation.

Electoral justice in Brazil resumes trial against Bolsonaro

Published on: October 26, 2023
10:31

Brasilia, Oct 26 (Prensa Latina) Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) will resume the trial of actions against former president Jair Bolsonaro for his illicit conduct during the Independence Day celebrations on September 7, 2022.

Prosecutor asks for 30-year sentence against Áñez for massacre

Published on: October 23, 2023
14:28

La Paz, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia's Attorney General Juan Lanchipa presented on Monday an accusation against former de facto President Jeanine Áñez, former government officials, high-ranking police, and military officers deeply involved in the 2019 Sacaba and Senkata massacres.

Brazil’s Supreme Court resumes trial on indigenous land thesis

Published on: September 20, 2023
10:20

Brasilia, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) The Federal Supreme Court (STF) will resume the trial on the so-called temporary framework that will define the future of the demarcation of indigenous lands in Brazil.

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