Corruption trial against former Peruvian President gets underway

 

Peru - Corruption Trial - Ollanta Humala


The trial against former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala, his wife Nadine Heredia, and other defendants in a money laundering case started on Monday.

Humala and his wife are accused of money laundering in a scandal involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht. They are accused of irregular handling of funds from Odebrecht and OAS companies as well as other financial resources supplied by the Venezuelan Government of then-President Hugo Chávez.

The scandal involves allegations that the Brazilian firm would have bribed officials in several Latin American countries in exchange for hefty sub-construction contracts. Former director Jorge Barata acknowledged those allegations against the highest political leaders were true. Humala is the first former leader of Peru standing trial in this case.

Humala is also under investigation for money laundering cases involving funding for the electoral campaigns of 2006 and 2011. However, Humala has repeatedly denied the charges.

According to the Prosecutor's Office, in 2006 the money would have come from Venezuela for the financing of Humala's electoral campaign, while in 2011 Odebrecht would have delivered the US $3 million to Humala and his wife.

Reportedly, prosecutors seek a 20-year sentence for Humala and 26 years for his wife Heredia, who's been accused of having used the money to buy some properties. However, Humala's defence has denied any link between Venezuela and the alleged financing of Humala's electoral campaign in 2006.

Among the other defendants in the case are the mother, a brother and Nadine Heredia's friend. Other former presidents investigated in the scandal are Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006), who has been arrested in the United States (US) and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (2016-2018), who is under house arrest.

Earlier, Odebrecht admitted in the United States Justice Department plea agreement of paying $800 million in bribes to high-ranking officials in several Latin American countries.

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