Former Peruvian President Vizcarra declared that he is addressing the hearing with the hope that the court will proceed "with impartiality and objectivity" in examining the accusations related to alleged illegal payments during his presidency in Moquegua.

The message was issued hours after the Fourth National Collegiate Criminal Court handed down its sentence in the Lomas de Ilo and Moquegua Hospital case, in which, according to the court, it was proven that he solicited 2.3 million soles in bribes from companies linked to what is known as the Construction Club. The ruling also carries a nine-year ban from holding public office and civil damages that he will have to pay jointly with the companies under investigation. The former president asserted in his speech that if he does not receive a favorable sentence, it is because the court has been subjected to external pressure. "If they have succumbed to the mafia-like power that controls Congress, the Executive Branch, and also the Judiciary, they will surely condemn me," he maintained. Vizcarra again pointed the finger at members of the so-called Construction Club, saying that they "should be in prison for having stolen billions of soles and now they are free and happy enjoying the stolen money," while he faces trial for having denounced these actions. "And I, the whistleblower, am awaiting sentencing. It's an upside-down world," he said, describing his current situation. On the night of Wednesday, November 26, Martín Vizcarra was transferred to the Barbadillo prison in the Ate district to serve a fourteen-year sentence for corruption. This transfer was carried out under strict security measures, after the sentence was issued by the Fourth National Collegiate Criminal Court. The ruling also stipulated that he pay a joint and several amount in civil damages of S/ 2,336,000 and that he be barred from holding public office for nine years. The operation concluded without incident, and the Barbadillo prison, where other former presidents such as Pedro Castillo and Alejandro Toledo are incarcerated, was once again recognized as a symbol of the State's actions against corruption cases committed by high-ranking officials.