Peru's Judiciary approved the
, as this process is considered to be ideal, necessary, and proportional in order to find a penalty for the people responsible of having committed offenses against the Peruvian State, as well as a
Finally, the accord is considered to be proportional, as the agreement has enabled to harmonize, on the one hand, the State's public persecution of the offenses committed, and on the other hand, the purpose of the collaboration process.
Therefore, the Judge delivered her approval following 16 private hearings held between April and May 2019, and after having read 156,178 pages on the subject.
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.
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