on Monday informed she would remain silent and would not make any statements to Prosecutor Jose Domingo Perez.
Prosecutor Perez arrived at the women's prison in Lima to interrogate her, within the framework of the case involving alleged illegal contributions made by Odebrecht to Fuerza Popular party for Fujimori's 2011 presidential campaign.
On this occasion, she refused to make any further statements before the prosecutor by claiming her right to remain silent.
The Judicial Branch had also 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.
The magistrate pointed out the money came from the Division of Structured Operations —the Brazilian company's bribery department. Thus, the assets —intended for the campaign— were illegal and derived from unaccounted payments.
Likewise, this affirmation was supported by former Odebrecht executives' statements given to the authorities through plea bargain deals.
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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