The Fourth National Criminal Collegiate Court on Wednesday sentenced former President Martin Vizcarra Cornejo to 14 years in prison for the crime of bribery in the Lomas de Ilo and Moquegua Hospital cases.
Additionally, the court disqualified him from holding public office for nine years. It also ordered him to pay a fine equivalent to 730 daily wages, worth S/94,900 (US$28,052).
The civil compensation was set at S/2,336,000 (US$690,511). It must be paid jointly by the accused, Vizcarra Cornejo, and the third parties civilly liable, including Contratistas Generales SAT and Obras de Ingeniería (Obrainsa).
During the verdict reading, Collegiate Court Chair, Judge Fernanda Ayasta, stated "this judiciary considers that the accused, Martin Alberto Vizcarra Cornejo, did request the payment of 2% of the amount of S/80,981,137.34 (US$23.93 million)" for the Lomas de Ilo project, thus favoring the Obrainsa consortium.
Regarding the Moquegua Hospital case, the court stated that it has been proven that Vizcarra Cornejo conditioned the signing of the contract on the payment of S/1,300,000 (US$384,274).
"It is noted that Martin Vizcarra committed illegal acts by taking advantage of his position as regional governor of Moquegua, conditioning the bidders to award them the contract in exchange for money," the magistrate indicated.
The Public Ministry (Prosecutor's Office) had requested a 15-year prison sentence for the former Head of State: nine years for the Hospital de Moquegua case and six for the Lomas de Ilo case.