The virtual hearing took place even though Castillo refused to be served with a notification.White House reveals winter COVID-19 plans, more free testsHouse passes bill to extend government funding for 1 weekEXPLAINER: What can the Patriot missile do for Ukraine?“We believe that from maximum experience, due to the context, there are ... strong indications that in heading to the Mexican embassy it was to request asylum.”Castillo’s public defender, Italo Díaz, rejected that the former president is a flight risk.In a handwritten letter shared Wednesday with The Associated Press by his associate Mauro Gonzales, Castillo asked the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to intercede for his “rights and the rights of my Peruvian brothers who cry out for justice.” The commission investigates allegations of human rights violations and litigates them in some cases.In the last week, protesters have burned police stations, taken over an airstrip used by the armed forces and invaded the runway of the international airport in Arequipa, a gateway to some of Peru’s tourist attractions."