The suicide of Alan García exposes the judicial demolition of politics in Peru

What is the main target of the judiciary in Latin America today? Progressive forces, as we say Lula, Correa and CFK? Or the political clbad in general, as the Peruvian case suggests? The question is no longer to know whether there has been mbadive corruption in the recent history of the region – which is evident in almost every country – but against whom the investigations of prosecutors and judges are directed. Do they play at the school and hunt the left? Or do they act in the minds of crusaders against all "old policies", sometimes with an interpretation border of the law?

The suicide of Alan García it provoked the brutal shock that exists between the political power and the judiciary in Peru, where justice is angry with the arch of the party as a whole. García was shot in the head while they were going to stop for the Odebrecht case, the same investigation that affects three other former presidents: Alejandro Toledo, Ollanta Humala and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. The leader of the Fujimorist right, Keiko Fujimori, has been held for six months by Odebrecht.

"In Peru, there is a new generation of prosecutors and judges which are characterized by their severity in the face of corruption and, in some cases, by their willingness to appear, "explains Peruvian badyst Alfredo Torres, president of Ipsos Peru." Here, the judicial proceedings are televised. that these magistrates are sometimes accused of belonging to a "left caviar", many of them come from state universities and from outside the capital. "

García (1985-1990 and 2006-2011) shot himself in the head when the police went to his home in Lima to question him. Odebrecht case. He was charged with the offense of money laundering, trafficking in influence and collusion related to the construction by the company of corruption of line 1 of the metro of the Peruvian capital. The prosecutor's office found that Odebrecht had deposited four million dollars on the accounts of Luis Nava, former secretary of the presidency during the second term of Garcia. Although the accusation against him was still under consideration, the former president could not leave the country.

"The political and judicial generation that came into power with Garcia today is outdated," said Arturo Maldonado, doctor of political science and professor at the PUCP. There is a relay of new prosecutors and judges who have taken anti-corruption work and very complex investigations seriously. As if they wanted to leave a mark"

In regards to Kuczynski (2016-2018), a court confirmed yesterday that he was to remain in custody. After this week, he was transferred to a clinic for a pressure spike. Kuczynski, 80, expects justice that she will define if he is guilty of laundering Odebrecht's money via Westfield Capital, a company of his company registered in the United States. United States while he was Minister of former President Alejandro Toledo. The prosecution suspects Westfield consulting firms at the construction company of being kickbacks in exchange for public works.

But the most paradigmatic case is that of Keiko Fujimori. A little over a year ago, the leader of Fuerza Popular seemed to be the most powerful ruler in Peru. After getting rid of his Kenji brother and having participated in the fall of Kuczynski, Keiko began to cast his nets on the unexpected new president, Martín Vizcarra. His political victory was total. But the judicial front has remained.

Chino 's daughter has been accused of money laundering, one of them related to Odebrecht. The scale rocked against it in mid-2018, when it was highlighted the existence of a mafia of judges and prosecutors in the port of Callao related to Fuerza Popular's figures. Vizcarra then seized the opportunity to symbolically break with Fujimorismo and went to give a message to the nation in favor of the fight against corruption. Since then, his approval has not stopped increasing. Not Keiko to go down.

Fujimori karma has been Prosecutor José Domingo Pérez, 42 years old, who appealed to Odebrecht's repentant confession and witness protection. The prosecutor even revealed a conversation in which Keiko had coordinated attacks against him. Last October, the court imposed a prison sentence of three years.

The box judicial demolition of politics is completed by Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006), fugitive to the United States and having requested the extradition of the case Odebrecht, and Ollanta Humala (2011-2016), who was already in jail because 39 He is accused of having received $ 3 million from the construction company for the 2011 campaign.

Sometimes accused of interpret the law within the limits of what is legally acceptable With mechanisms such as the improper use of pre-trial detention or the pressure exerted on the accused by the arrest of family members, the new group of judges and prosecutors operates under the umbrella of the court. unprecedented judicial autonomy in Peru. "In recent years, the judiciary has gained its independence through the weakening of political parties," Torres added. That's why they can deal with Odebrecht right and left. "