Peru’s Former President Pedro Castillo Gets 11½-Year Jail Term – And A Warning To Would-Be Strongmen

Pedro Castillo’s 11½-year prison sentence is not only the story of one fallen president, but of how a democracy reacts when a leader tries to rewrite the rules in real time. In December 2022, as Congress prepared to impeach him for alleged corruption and incompetence, the former rural teacher went on television and abruptly announced […]