Peruvian opposition leader Fujimori has entered "pre-emptively" in prison

A Peruvian judge ruled that opposition leader Keiko Fujimori should be arrested pending the opening of an investigation into corruption in his political party. This research can take years.

This 43 year old man is the daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori. In 2016, she narrowly lost the presidential election of Pedro Kuczynski. Even in 2011, she had tried unsuccessfully to become president.

The case concerns the Brazilian multinational Odebrecht. This construction company admitted to bribing South American politicians for a total of $ 788 million in exchange for lucrative contracts.

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Odebrecht would be Fujimori's political party, Fuerza Popular (The People's Power) in 2011. Secretly played a million dollars. The judge believes that it is plausible that Keiko Fujimori, who was then in the run for the presidency, not only had knowledge of these payments, but that she also did her best to conceal the payment. origin of money.

According to the judge. so it makes sense to prevent Fujimori from being preventative. This measure is not uncommon in Peru. Fujimori's lawyer announced that he would appeal the decision

Out of court, skirmishes took place between Fujimori's opponents and his opponents immediately after the verdict.