Peru's ousted president, Pedro Castillo, has been ordered to remain behind bars for another 18 months following his arrest last week which sparked deadly unrest in the nation. A judicial panel within the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Castillo, initially jailed for seven days, will remain behind bars as prosecutors continue their investigation into criminal charges against the former leader. The decision did not touch on the merits of the accusations faced by Castillo, who has been charged with rebellion and conspiracy, but a judge heading up the panel cited the risk of flight by the former president. Castillo has denied all the charges and has claimed he remains the country's lawful president. The leftist Castillo, the son of peasant farmers and a former teacher who won a narrow victory at the polls last year running under the banner of the Marxist Free Peru party, was removed by an overwhelming vote ...
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