A Peruvian Court on Tuesday Senteced Former President Ollanta Humala and his Wife, Nadine Heredia, To 15 Years in Prison for Money Lundering On Tuesday.
Humala Received the Funds from the Brazilian Construction Giant Odebrecht and is Said to have them to fund his 2006 and 2011 Presidential Campaigns, Among ATHING.
Judges at the National Superior Court Said Humala and Heredia Had Accepted Several Million Dollars in Illicit Contributions From Both Odebrecht, which was the topic of a large corruption Case that Reached the Away Top of the Brazilian and various other Latin American Governments, andVenezuela’s Former President Hugo Chavez
Though Humala Was Unsuccessful in his initial quote to lead the nation in 2006, he won the nation’s leading task in 2011.
Most of Peru’s Presidents Jailed for Corruption
Humal SIGNS UP WITH A LONG LISTING OF INCARCERATED Former Peruvian Presidents.
Last October, Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006) was Senteced to 20 Years and Six Months in Jail on Corruption Charges and Both Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (2016-2018) and Martin Vizcarra (2018-2020) Are Currently Under Investigation.
Ex-President Alan Garcia (1985-1990, 2006-2011) Committed Suicide in 2019 When Authorities Arrived to Arrest Him on corruption Charges.
Former President Pedro Castillo (2021-2022) is Currently on Trial for An Attempted Coup, and Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) Was Convicted of Various Corruption andHuman Rights Abuses
Odebrecht corruption detraction still making waves
The Sentencing of Humala and Heredia Marks the Latest Chapter in the Ongoing Saga of Odebrecht (Now Renamed Novonor), among the largest constructation business worldwide.
The Company Admitted in 2016 that it had actually administered greater than $ 29 million (EUR 26 million) in Bribes to Peruvian Politicians Alone Between 2005 and 2016.
Initial examinations Against Humala Began in 2015, Before Odebrecht’s Revelation Rocked Governments Across South America.
Though Humala Was the First Former President To Go On Trial for Ties to Odebrecht in 2022, Other Prominent Politicians and Former State Governors are Currently Under Investigation.
Humala and Heredia, Who Were Convicted Alongside Eight Othe Defendants, so implicated of having “concealed real estate purchases” Made with a few of the about $ 3 million they receved in prohibited funds.
The 62-Year-Old Humala Said He would certainly appeal theCourt’s Ruling
Edited by: Wesley Rahn
