11:11 | Curitiba (Brazil), Feb. 1.
Lava Jato Case Special Prosecution Group Coordinator Rafael Vela has announced that the interrogations of former Odebrecht representative in Peru Jorge Barata, regarding the information obtained from My Web Day and Drousys servers will continue on March 10 and 11.
The Lava Jato team members traveled to Brazil to interrogate ex-Odebrecht officers as part of the investigation on alleged bribes paid by the company to former Peruvian Government officials in exchange for projects.
Speaking to the press in Curitiba (Brazil), after the interrogation of
Barata, Vela explained that Friday's proceedings came to an end because they had a fixed schedule with Brazilian judicial authorities, which they respected.
"The continuation of
Jorge Barata's interrogation has been scheduled for March 10 and 11, based on the information that GR Compliance —the company responsible for managing My Web Day and Drousys servers— is committed to delivering," he said.
The prosecutor recalled that, next week, said company will provide information related to the year 2009 and will progressively reach the data related to 2014, "which are the last operations listed on these servers."
"Once all the information is processed, we will interrogate Jorge Barata again, who does not rule out the possibility of formally declaring in other investigations such as that of the
Southern Gas Pipeline (Gasoducto del Sur) case, in which his statement is required and where the defense of those investigated may eventually participate," he added.
Yehude Simon
On the other hand, Vela said the interrogation suggested the existence of a payment —made by Odebrecht in favor of Yehude Simon's regional re-election campaign— although he said "he was not allowed to comment on the details of said story."
In addition, he affirmed that this case is linked to the Olmos irrigation project.
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Published: 2/1/2020