Former presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori —who currently serves preventive detention— on Monday did not answer the questions asked by
about the US$3.65-million contribution granted by Credicorp Ltd. Chairman of the Board Dionisio Romero Paoletti to her 2011 presidential campaign.
"She has remained silent. That is part of her right, which is recognized by the Criminal Procedure Code. Therefore, the session was ended," the prosecutor told reporters following the event.
"After that, the corresponding report was issued, in which Fujimori said she made use of her right to remain silent," Perez added.
For her part —via social media— Fujimori expressed she was silent in the interrogation claiming there were no minimum guarantees of due process.
The prosecutor arrived this morning at Chorrillos women's penitentiary facility to interrogate Fujimori about the millionaire financial contribution.
In his statement, the businessman affirmed "it was undoubtedly an exceptional figure which is explained by the context of the equally exceptional threat posed by (Hugo Chavez's) Chavismo."
The race was then won by candidate Ollanta Humala, a leftist who in his first bid (2006) had been publicly supported by the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
The interrogation by the Lava Jato Case Special Prosecution Group was scheduled after various media outlets made known the statement by the former Congresswoman —posted on Facebook— in which Fujimori said she had maintained confidentiality about the received money.
IDL-Reporteros informed that Rodriguez said the money had been delivered to a house in Lima's La Molina district at the time Fujimori was present.
Preventive detention
The Judicial Branch had declared well-founded the request made by the Prosecutor's Office to imprison Fujimori because of the danger of obstruction of justice that implied keeping her free.
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