Peru’s interim government rejected the request for presidential pardon for former president Pedro Castillo, closing the door to his release before the end of José María Balcázar’s term. Former president Pedro Castillo will remain in prison after the Peruvian interim government rejected his request for presidential pardon. Photo: Radio PichinchaThe government of Peru’s interim president, José María Balcázar, will not release former president Pedro Castillo after the administration declared his latest request for a presidential pardon inadmissible this Friday. RELATED:Peru Court Reviews Pedro Castillo Habeas Corpus CaseThe Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Luis Enrique Jiménez, confirmed that Castillo has been notified and that the process is now complete. Consequently, Castillo’s release will no longer occur during Balcázar’s transitional term, who had promised the former president’s freedom upon being chosen as interim president in February.