Peruvian judge sends Castillo's sister-in-law to jail over corruption allegations

FILE PHOTO: Yenifer Paredes, sister-in-law of Peru's President Pedro Castillo and who is facing a potential three years in pre-trial detention for alleged influence peddling, walks before Castillo's swearing-in ceremony, in Lima, Peru July 28, 2021. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda

LIMA (Reuters) - The sister-in-law of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo was given 30 months of pre-trial detention on Sunday, the most serious escalation so far of a host of criminal investigations that have targeted the leader's inner circle.

Castillo has often referred to Yenifer Paredes, his sister-in-law who he and his wife raised since she was little, as his "daughter."