Overview
- Supreme Judge Norma Carbajal convicted Congressman Fernando Rospigliosi of defamation in a first-instance ruling, issued a nine-month suspended sentence, and ordered 200,000 soles in damages to former attorney general Delia Espinoza.
- The prison term does not involve jail time under Penal Code rules because the sentence is under five years and he has no prior convictions.
- The court found he abused free expression by calling Espinoza an ally of terrorism and illegal economies without evidence.
- After the decision, he reaffirmed his remarks, cited Article 93 to claim protection for parliamentary speech, and proposed a mass removal of judges modeled on El Salvador’s 2021 move that he said would need backing from the executive and Congress.
- A La República fact-check said a Fuerza Popular statement was false, noting the case focused on his claims about Espinoza rather than any support he voiced for police or the military.