Peru President Quizzed By Prosecutors Over Links To Brazil’s Odebrecht

Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was being questioned Thursday by anti-corruption prosecutors over his links to Odebrecht, a disgraced Brazilian construction firm that has admitted […]

By Ignatius Igwe

Updated December 28, 2017

Handout picture released by Andina showing Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (C), his new Interior Minister Vicente Romero (R) and predecessor Carlos Basombrio posing for pictures during the swearing-in ceremony at the Governement Palace in Lima on December 27, 2017.
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Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was being questioned Thursday by anti-corruption prosecutors over his links to Odebrecht, a disgraced Brazilian construction firm that has admitted to bribing officials to secure public works contracts.

The president’s press service told AFP: “President Kuczynski is in a reserved meeting with the prosecutors since 9:30 am (1430 GMT) in the Government Palace.”

AFP