Sunday, November 04, 2018

#PERU: Opposition Leader Fujimori Ordered Back To Jail On Corruption Charges

[world politics news]


A court has granted prosecutors' request to detain former presidential candidate and congresswoman Keiko Fujimori for up to three years while she awaits a trial for corruption. Fujimori, who is the daughter of former Pres. Alberto Fujimori, was arrested Oct. 10th and charged with receiving illegal payments from a construction firm. She was later released due to a lack of evidence. Prosecutors resubmitted the evidence to court and she was arrested again, after arguing she was a flight risk.

In 2011, she launched a political party, Fuerza Popular ("Popular Force") with her father's supporters. The  party is now the largest in Peru and holds nearly half the seats in parliament. Fujimori has been defeated in two presidential elections, the latest, in 2016, coming within .25% of victory in a run-off.

In 2017, her party led an impeachment vote against Pres. Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, which failed to come up with the necessary votes to remove him from office.


[FULL STORY HERE]

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