Peru ex-president Castillo's wife seeks papal visit to jailed leader

Lilia Paredes, wife of detained former Peruvian president Pedro Castillo, has formally requested Pope Leo XIV to visit him in Barbadillo prison or send a delegate, citing unrelieved suffering since his December 2022 detention. The request is a humanitarian appeal, not a legal challenge, and its outcome is uncertain. It highlights ongoing international attention on Castillo's prolonged pretrial detention.

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