Ollanta Humala accused of money laundering by Odebrecht case
The Prosecutor's Office of Peru filed an accusation against the Peruvian president and his wife, for alleged money laundering involving them in the corruption case of the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht
Prosecutor Germán Juárez Atocha, a member of the Peruvian Prosecutor’s Office team that investigates the case, indicated that they have filed a formal accusation for money laundering in the Odebrecht case against former President Ollanta Humala and his wife Nadine Heredia.
Juárez Atoche delivered Tuesday before the National Criminal Chamber of the Judiciary Power a document that supports the accusation, which states that Humala and his wife are also accused “of leading a criminal organization to launder assets.”
To establish the date of the trial against the Peruvian ex president and his wife, the Criminal Chamber must deliberate on the accusation and if it follows Peruvian law. The judge in charge of making the decision is Judge Richard Concepción Carhuancho.
“Humala, 56, and his wife Nadine, 42, were held for nine months in preventive custody in this case, both accused of receiving an illegal contribution of three million dollars from Odebrecht in the campaign that brought him to power in 2011,” according to the media.
The current accusation involves the former prime minister because Jorge Barata, former Odebrecht boss in Peru, confessed to the prosecutor’s office that he personally handed her money.
M.Pino
Source: Bancaynegocios
