Peru judge denies ousted leader Pedro Castillo’s jail appeal


              Supporters of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo block the Pan-American South Highway with a sign that reads in Spanish "Close Congress. New Constitution and Elections" in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Castillo said Tuesday he is being "unjustly and arbitrarily detained" and thanked his supporters for their "effort and fight" since he was taken into custody last week. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
            
              Supporters of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo block the Pan-American South Highway in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Castillo said Tuesday he is being "unjustly and arbitrarily detained" and thanked his supporters for their "effort and fight" since he was taken into custody last week. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
            
              Supporters of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo arrive in a truck to help block the Pan-American South Highway in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Castillo said Tuesday he is being "unjustly and arbitrarily detained" and thanked his supporters for their "effort and fight" since he was taken into custody on Dec. 7. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
            Police block a road that leads to government offices the day after protests that called for the closure of Congress, the resignation of the new President Dina Boluarte and for general elections in Andahuaylas, Peru, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo was detained on Dec. 7 after he was ousted by lawmakers when he sought to dissolve Congress ahead of an impeachment vote. (AP Photo/Franklin Briceno) Supporters of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo protest with signs in Spanish asking for Castillo to be freed, outside the National Police base where the former president is held for a hearing, facing charges of rebellion, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Castillo was detained  on Dec. 7 after he was ousted by lawmakers when he sought to dissolve Congress ahead of an impeachment vote. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) 
              Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, center front, and newly named cabinet members wave as they pose for a group photo after their swearing-in ceremony, on the steps of the government palace in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
            
              Former Army Maj. Antauro Humala, center, waves to supporters, accompanied by his wife, Ildarina Andrade, as he arrives at Plaza San Martin in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. Humala, the brother of former President Ollanta Humala, was serving a 19-year sentence for rebellion after taking up arms in 2005 against then-President Alejandro Toledo. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
            FILE - Demonstrators march next to makeshift prison cell containing cutout figures depicting Peru's President Pedro Castillo and members of his cabinet, wearing prison uniforms, during an anti-government protest, in Lima, Peru, Saturday, June 4, 2022. Protests against Castillo's government have also featured a donkey -- a symbol of ignorance in Latin America -- with a hat similar to his. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File) A supporter of ousted President Pedro Castillo holds a poster with a message that reads in Spanish: "Castillo is my president" near Congress in Lima, Peru, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. Peru's Congress voted to remove President Pedro Castillo from office Wednesday and replace him with the vice president, shortly after Castillo tried to dissolve the legislature ahead of a scheduled vote to remove him. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Peru judge denies ousted leader Pedro Castillo’s jail appeal