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Peru's congress votes to oust President Jeri
Peru's Congress voted 75-24 to remove José Jeri over corruption allegations including secret meetings with Chinese businessmen, marking the country's seventh president ousted since 2016.
- On Wednesday, Peru's Congress voted 75 to 24 to impeach interim President José Jerí four months into his term, citing his failure to disclose meetings with Chinese businessmen.
- Last month, videos emerged showing Jerí meeting several times off his official schedule with businessman Zhihua Yang, prompting local media to report security-camera footage that triggered scrutiny of Yang.
- Security footage shows Jerí wearing a hooded top during a late-night restaurant visit and meeting with a Chinese national under house arrest, local media reported.
- His removal makes him the third consecutive president to be ousted after he replaced former leader Dina Boluarte, and Peru's Congress will vote on Wednesday for its next interim president before the general election in April.
- This ouster highlights that Jerí was Peru's seventh president since 2016, and footage implicated Zhihua Yang, who was granted a state concession for an energy project.
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Peruvian lawmakers on Tuesday ousted President Jose Jeri and will vote on a new interim leader today. Congress has accused Jeri of illegal government employment and suspected bribery in connection with a Chinese businessman, the French news agency AFP reports.
Peru’s Congress Removes President Over Secret Meeting With Chinese Businessman
Peru’s Congress on Feb. 17 ousted President José Jerí just four months into his term over a scandal involving undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman. Seventy-five lawmakers voted in favor of removing Jerí, while 24 voted against, and three abstained. Congress voted to censure him, stripping him of his title as head of Congress by a simple majority. He is the country’s third consecutive president to be removed from office. Peru’s judicia…
Former President José Jeri was the subject of several applications for removal from office on charges of "functional misconduct" and "disability" to perform his duties Peru
The President was removed from office because of lack of proper conduct; parliamentarians will elect a new leader.
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