Uruguay to make asylum decision after receiving Peru's information on ex-President

In a statement, the Uruguayan Government indicated the Inca country's President Martin Vizcarra spoke with his counterpart Tabare Vazquez over the phone —last Sunday— regarding the asylum request.

"In the said conversation it was agreed that Peru's Government will send, as soon as possible, information concerning this subject. Uruguay's Government will make a decision on the petition, after having received it. Both Foreign Affairs Ministries will be in charge of the process," it reads. 

A Peruvian Judge on Saturday approved Prosecutor Jose Domingo Perez's request to forbid former President Alan Garcia from leaving the Inca country for 18 months.

The same day Garcia entered the Uruguayan Ambassador's residence with the purpose of requesting asylum.

As is known, Brazilian construction giant and corruption-tainted Odebrecht allegedly paid bribes to secure the Lima Metro Line 1 contract during Garcia's presidency (2006-2011).

Last Thursday, investigative journalism site IDL-Reporteros reported Garcia had received US$100,000 from Odebrecht for a lecture in Sao Paulo. He had denied the allegations and said he would stay in the country.

Alan Garcia served as President of Peru between 1985-1990 and 2006-2011.

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