Lava Jato Case Prosecutor Jose Domingo Perez on Tuesday affirmed the
The prosecutor indicated that —if the collaboration agreement were hindered— it would be more difficult to press charges for money laundering offenses and obtain a
guilty verdict against the accused ones.
According to Perez, the leak of some pages of the accord confirms that there are indeed informants within the Prosecutor's Office who are not carrying out their tasks properly.
Furthermore, the prosecutor said the security deteriorated during
Pedro Chavarry's tenure as Attorney General. However —due to this event— monitoring will be strengthened, and he will demand
for a reassessment of the staff.
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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