Overview
- By Resolution No. 35 issued on December 16, the Cuarto Juzgado Penal Colegiado Nacional admitted Martín Vizcarra’s appeal and transferred the case to the Sala Penal de Apelaciones Nacional.
- The appellate court must schedule a hearing and may confirm, modify or overturn the verdict, and the admission of the appeal does not halt the sentence by itself.
- On December 17, Vizcarra’s defense asked the appeals court to suspend the provisional execution of the sentence to secure his release pending review, as he remains held at Barbadillo prison.
- The same resolution admitted appeals from Astaldi and the state’s Ad Hoc Procuraduría regarding civil liability issues, while rejecting an appeal from Incot for lack of substantiation.
- The November 26 first-instance judgment imposed 14 years in prison, nine years of disqualification, and over S/2.3 million in civil damages, citing bribery findings that included an alleged S/1 million from Obrainsa delivered in two payments.