Peru's Judiciary Branch will on Tuesday
The audience was initially going to take place on Monday. Prosecutor Carlos Puma —member of the Lava Jato Case Special Prosecution Group— asked for additional 48 hours to submit new evidence.
However, the judge only granted him 24 hours and announced a decision will be made on Thursday.
The Third Preparatory Investigation Court for Corruption Offenses Committed by Public Officials is in charge of assessing the petition made by the Prosecutor's Office.
This petition includes former Municipal Manager Jose Miguel Castro.
In this sense, Prosecutor Puma also asked 36 months of preventive detention for Gabriel Prado, Luis Ernesto Gomez-Cornejo, Cesar Simon Meiggs, and Oscar Ricardo Vidaurreta.
She must arrive at the Prosecutor's Office every month for the corresponding control. Plus, Villaran cannot leave Lima nor change her home address without judicial authorization.
Odebrecht and OAS
Furthermore, Barata affirmed former Municipal Manager Jose Miguel Castro had used the alias "Budian" and received the tainted money from Odebrecht.
Last Saturday, the ex-Lima Mayor admitted Brazilian companies Odebrecht and OAS had financed her anti-recall campaign.
Likewise, Villaran affirmed she and Castro were the only ones involved in receiving money from Odebrecht and OAS, adding ex-Citizen Security Manager Gabriel Prado (2011-2013) is not linked to the contributions.
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