Peru's First Preparatory Investigation Court Head Judge Richard Concepcion Carhuancho on Monday resumed the hearing to assess the prosecutor's 36-month preventive detention request for former presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori over money laundering charges.
The debate on the five arguments presented to evaluate the preventive detention request for Fuerza Popular party leader Keiko Fujimori, as well as for advisors Vicente Silva Checa and Pier Figari has already concluded.
Silva Checa is considered a close acquaintance of Vladimiro Montesinos and advisor "in the shadows" of Keiko Fujimori.
In 2000, secret videos —which he had recorded— were televised that showed him bribing an elected congressman to leave the opposition and join the Fujimorist side of Congress.
According to Perez, a criminal organization operates within Fuerza Popular political party in order to launder money from Brazil's corruption-tainted Odebrecht aimed at obtaining political power and thus return the favors.
About the case
The Judicial Branch also ordered detention for other 19 people, including Jaime Yoshiyama.
However, on October 17, the appeals court revoked the order passed by Judge Concepcion Carhuancho,
thus releasing Fujimori.
Keiko Fujimori and Fuerza Popular are being investigated for allegedly laundering campaign contributions for the 2011 and 2016 presidential elections.
After having fled to Japan and traveling to Chile —from where he was extradited to Peru— the patriarch was sentenced for crimes against human rights and corruption committed during his term in office.
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