Overview
- The Callao appeals court, which ruled Saturday, nullified the 22-year sentence and ordered Arce released at once.
- Judges reassigned the case to a different trial court for a new oral hearing and a fresh review of the case file.
- Arce must pay a 10,000-soles bond, follow set conduct rules, and remain in Peru under a nine-month exit ban.
- The court said the travel ban will be flagged to Peru’s immigration agency and warned that any breach could lead to his arrest.
- He was originally convicted on September 14, 2023 in the killing of bus fare collector Piero Robles Gervasi in La Perla in 2021.