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Peruvian Court Orders Pretrial Detention of Former President Martín Vizcarra
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Martín Vizcarra is admitted to Barbadillo prison. With him, the number of former Peruvian presidents imprisoned now totals four, along with Toledo, Humala, and Castillo.
Peruvian Court Orders Pretrial Detention of Former President Martín Vizcarra
A Peruvian judge on Aug. 14 ordered the pretrial detention of the country’s former president, Martín Vizcarra, who is accused of taking bribes when he was a regional governor more than 10 years ago. At the hearing, Judge Jorge Chávez ordered Vizcarra to be held in detention for five months, effective immediately. Vizcarra is accused of taking bribes equivalent to $640,000 from construction companies in exchange for awarding contracts for public …
The streamer Cristopher Bridge Vienna, 'Christorata', showed his support to the ex-mandatario after entering preventive prison and announcing that he plans to visit him with food and personal details.
Peru’s political crisis deepens as ex-President Vizcarra detained over bribery allegations
Peru’s revolving door of presidents has taken another dramatic turn with the detention of former President Martín Vizcarra, marking yet another chapter in the nation’s long-running political instability and corruption scandals. An investigative court ordered five months of pretrial detention for the 62-year-old, who is accused of accepting substantial bribes during his tenure as governor of the Moquegua region over a decade ago. The judiciary re…
Benavides will assume supreme criminal prosecution even though it is investigated and linked to twelve casesDina Boluarte promulgates amnesty law to military and police officers despite questioningAt 9:20 a.m. this Thursday, the Barbadillo prison added for the first time in its history to an internal room: Martín Vizcarra Cornejo. Like the rest of the prisoners it houses, it is a Peruvian ex-prisoner. If having a penitentiary center dedicated ex…
The former congressman Yonhy Lescano spoke about the judicial proceedings against former President Martín Vizcarra, noting that, although some consider that there was a political tinge in the accusations, there is sufficient evidence against him. “Seeing the statements of ministers and businessmen of Obrainsa who did works in Moquegua, there is clear evidence of irregular money management,” he commented. According to what he has observed in nati…
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