Overview
- At a December 19 hearing, Judge Wilson Verástegui took the case under advisement after hearing opposing arguments from the defense and the prosecution.
- Prosecutor José Domingo Pérez opposed an automatic shutdown, arguing the Constitutional Court’s decision places the matter back in the preliminary phase where only the Ministerio Público can decide on closure.
- Pérez criticized the ruling as flawed for describing the alleged crime as receptación patrimonial rather than the conversion modality of money laundering.
- Defense lawyer Giulliana Loza urged immediate execution of the ruling, asserting it is final, constitutes res judicata, and requires the case to be archived without reevaluation.
- The judge asked for the specific imputations for each of 15 accused, including co-defendants such as José Chlimper and Adriana Tarazona, with a decision to follow in the coming days.