Peru's former prime minister detained on conspiracy charges

FILE PHOTO: Then Peru Prime Minister Betssy Chavez attends a news conference, in Lima, Peru on December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Angela Ponce/File Photo

LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police arrested an ex-prime minister on Tuesday for allegedly conspiring against the state and joining an attempted "coup" by ousted former President Pedro Castillo, in the latest criminal case targeting a politician in the country.

Former Prime Minister Betssy Chavez was detained at her home in the southern city of Tacna following a court order, according to local television, more than six months after the leftist Castillo was arrested and jailed on rebellion charges.