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Peru PM: Citizens deserve to know the truth

13:42 | Lima, Mar. 22.

Prime Minister Salvador del Solar has affirmed Justice Minister Vicente Zeballos' presentation to Congress was impeccable, adding Peru deserves to know the truth about the Odebrecht case in order to defeat corruption.

Via Twitter, the official expressed his gratitude towards Zeballos for answering the 21 questions during an interpellation session concerning the Odebrecht agreement.

On Thursday, Zeballos affirmed the collaboration agreement signed among Peru's Public Ministry, Anticorruption Attorney's Office and Odebrecht will enable the identification of the people responsible for corruption acts. 


In Peru, the Public Ministry is independent from the Executive Branch.

Odebrecht

As is known, the Brazilian construction giant admitted to having paid millions in bribes to government officials in Peru, in order to secure public-works contracts.

As a result, Odebrecht benefited from over US$143 million between 2005 and 2014 in Peru, according to the U.S. Justice Department. 

In addition, four ex-Presidents have been linked to the Brazilian company such as: Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006), Alan Garcia (2006-2011), Ollanta Humala (2011-2016), and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (2016-2018)

Former presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori —currently under preventive detention— also allegedly received money from Odebrecht for her 2011 campaign.

Published: 3/22/2019