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Category: Peru
Survivors denounce Vatican handling of Peru abuse case
In this Oct. 31, 2015 file photo, the book Half Monks, Half Soldiers stands for sale at a bookstore in Lima, Peru. Victims of Latin America’s latest charismatic Catholic leader-turned-sexual predator Luis Fernando Figari first complained to the Lima archdiocese in May 2011, but neither the local church nor the Holy See took concrete action until Pedro Salinas’ book, “Half Monks, Half Soldiers,” was published in 2015.
Peru demands $60 million in reparations in Odebrecht graft case
Peru is seeking 200 million soles from former government and company officials accused of involvement in bribes distributed by Brazilian builder Odebrecht to secure public works contracts in the country, authorities said on Friday. The amount demanded in reparations for the graft scandal by special prosecutor Katherine Ampuero, who was recently named by the justice ministry to represent the state in the Odebrecht case, could change as the investigation continues, a statement from the office of the judiciary said.
Peruvian ex-President Alejandro Toledo remains fugitive, possibly in the U.S.
A Peruvian judge has issued a national and international arrest warrant for former President Alejandro Toledo for allegedly taking $20 million in bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht. He was in Paris for a meeting earlier in the week and is a visiting scholar at Stanford University in California.
.com | Peru judge orders arrest of ex-president in multimillion dollar corruption case
A Peruvian judge has ordered the arrest of former President Alejandro Toledo on suspicions of taking bribes from a Brazilian construction firm at the heart of a region-wide corruption scandal. Judge Richard Concepcion accepted prosecutors’ request that Toledo be jailed as they investigate allegations he received $20 million in bribes from Odebrecht in exchange for permission to build a highway connecting Brazil with the Peruvian coast.
.com | Peru judge orders arrest of ex-president in multimillion dollar corruption case
A Peruvian judge has ordered the arrest of former President Alejandro Toledo on suspicions of taking bribes from a Brazilian construction firm at the heart of a region-wide corruption scandal. Judge Richard Concepcion accepted prosecutors’ request that Toledo be jailed as they investigate allegations he received $20 million in bribes from Odebrecht in exchange for permission to build a highway connecting Brazil with the Peruvian coast.
Home of ex-Peruvian President Toledo searched in graft probe
Peruvian police searched the house of ex-President Alejandro Toledo for five hours on Saturday in a case involving alleged bribes from a Brazilian construction firm under investigation in a major corruption probe. It’s the latest development in a case that first started in Brazil but has since caught up dozens of politicians from around Latin America in a far-reaching probe.
M’sia to consider other options
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will consult other Trans-Pacific Partnership countries to consider all options following the official withdrawal of the United States from the free trade agreement. International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said the TPP chief negotiators from the other 11 countries will be in constant communication with each other to consider all available options before deciding the best way forward.
Facebook CEO trying to buy out land near his Hawaii estate
In this Nov. 19, 2016 file photo, Mark Zuckerberg, chairman and CEO of Facebook, waves at the CEO summit during the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Lima, Peru. Zuckerberg is going to court to gain ownership of isolated pockets of land tucked away within his sprawling estate in Hawaii.
Fugitive wanted in fatal 2010 hit-and-run arrested in Peru
” Prosecutors in a southeastern Pennsylvania county say a fugitive wanted on charges stemming from a fatal hit-and-run in 2010 was arrested in his native Peru. Authorities say 46-year-old Nelio Sotomayor-Sanchez was apprehended in Lima, Peru, earlier this month.