The same procedure was performed on Northern Lima Superior Prosecutor Alberto Orlando Rossel, Deputy Provincial Prosecutor Ronald Nicolas Chafloque, and businessman Jose Maria Santisteban who were placed under detention, too.
Until 9:30 PM (local time) Villanueva was present in his Lima home while the police searched his property. The warrant also included the lifting of the secrecy of communications.
Detention
The
former Prime Minister was arrested on Tuesday afternoon at a restaurant in Lima's Los Olivos district —along with Northern Lima Superior Prosecutor Alberto Orlando Rossel, Deputy Provincial Prosecutor Ronald Nicolas Chafloque, and businessman Jose Maria Santisteban.
All of them are investigated for the alleged crimes of influence peddling and illegal sponsorship after having tried to influence on the
Lava Jato Case Special Prosecution Group, which investigates Villanueva in the Odebrecht case.
For that purpose, Deputy Provincial Prosecutor Ronald Nicolas Chafloque communicated with Deputy Provincial Prosecutor Alexander Taboada —who is a member of the Special Team in charge of the investigations on Villanueva.
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