the Peruvian justice He ordered the detention before the trial of former President Martin Vezkara, the leader of the Peruvian Center Party, first, on Wednesday, 13 years old. The detention of the politician, who ruled the country from 2018 to 2020, is caused by accusations of corruption. Information from Reuters.
The investigation of its session as a mascia ruler, between 2011 and 2014, is achieved when he received 640,000 dollars in construction companies in exchange for public works.
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Vizcarra is now joining a list of former Peruvian presidents who have been arrested in recent years, which includes Alejandro Toledo, Pedro Castillo, Ollanta Humala and Pedro Pablo Kuccynski. The latter, Vizcarra ancestor, has been in the penalty of the house since 2022.
Judge Jorge Chavez ordered the detention before the trial for five months. The former president denies accusations and says he is a victim of political persecution. The authorities should take you to a police base in Lima, which they designed specifically to accommodate the former heads. Vizcarra's lawyer has already announced that he will appeal the decision.
A profession characterized by political conflicts and scandals in Peru
MartÃn Vizcarra took over the presidency in 2018, after the resignation of his predecessor, PEDRO Pablo Kuczynski. Two years later, Congress rejected him from his post when investigations began against him.
His mandate was characterized by a tense relationship with the opposition's legislative body. In 2019, Vizcarra Congress dissolved. By 2020, it strengthened new elections, but the division of Parliament did not give it any political force to resist two requests Dismissal.
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Indeed in 2021, he faced an investigation by allegedly hacking the vaccination line against Covid-19. Now, with the pre -trial detention, the competition plans are interrupted again for the presidency in the 2026 elections.
The Peruvian Prosecutor's Office calls for a penalty of up to 15 years of the former president. Peru's policy was characterized by great instability, as six heads of power vanished since 2018 amid repeated corruption scandals.
