jilly
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It sounds like there is bail, but most people can't afford it.
"Arrest and Detention
The law requires police to file a report with the Public Ministry within 24 hours after an arrest. The Public Ministry, in turn, must issue its own assessment of the legality of the police action in the arrest. Judges issue warrants based on sufficient evidence. The law also provides for the right to prompt judicial action. The time between an arrest and an appearance before a judge averaged 20 hours. Judges have 24 hours to decide whether to release a suspect or continue detention. A functioning bail system exists, but many poor defendants lacked the means to post bail. By law detainees are allowed access to a lawyer and to family members. The Ministry of Justice provided indigent persons with access to an attorney at no cost. Persons detained for espionage, drug trafficking, corruption, and terrorism may be held for up to 30 days. Police may detain suspected terrorists incommunicado for 10 days. The Public Ministry oversees the detention centers, which the ombudsman also monitored."
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/wha/119170.htm
I'm trying (unsuccessfully at this point) to find out if Peru entertains the insanity defense. No luck so far.
I just can't see joran getting bail. He's a foreigner accused of a crime where a dead woman was found in his room after he's been seen entering with her. He then leaves in the middle of his poker tournament and is arrested in Chile after a very long car ride.
By the way...have we seen any footage of Joran in the casino? Just wondering if he had the dye job and buzz cut before the murder.