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Another former Peruvian president could go to prison. For an accusation of laundering 12 million dollars received from the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht to favor the company, the prosecution has requested 35 years in prison for Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, 84, who governed between 2016 and 2018.
The prosecution points out that Kuczynski formed a criminal organization to cover up the collection of bribes through the payment of financial advice to Odebrecht, given by two consulting companies.
These events occurred when Kuczynski was Economy Minister and Prime Minister in the government of Alejandro Toledo, between 2001 and 2006. Toledo is in prison on trial for receiving bribes from the Brazilian construction company.
When his charges to Odebrecht became known, Kuczynski had to resign from the presidency, in March 2018, and a tax investigation was opened against him, which has culminated in this accusation. With a judicial order that prevents him from leaving the country, the former president will now have to face a court that can take him to prison.
The courts and jail have been the destination of the last Peruvian presidents. Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to 35 years, Pedro Castillo and Alejandro Toledo are on trial under preventive detention, Ollanta Humala is facing trial with a prosecutor requesting 20 years in prison, and Alan García committed suicide in 2019 to avoid going to prison for receiving bribes from odebrecht.
