2023-05-23 01:13:03
PPK is investigated by the Lava Jato Special Team. Photo: The Republic
The Seventh National Preparatory Investigation Court annulled the prosecution requesting 35 years in prison once morest former President Pedro Pablo Kuczysnki (PPK) for the alleged crime of money laundering in the Westfield Capital (Odebrecht) case.
In this way, the court in charge of Jorge Chávez Tamariz declared the protection of rights raised by the defense of PPK (null all the proceedings), reason for which the Prosecutor’s Office must carry out a new accounting financial expertise.
“Declare founded the request of the technical defense of Pedro Pablo Kuczysnki, consequently null and void all the proceedings, going back to the preliminary investigation so that the Prosecutor’s Office and the Special Team complete the accounting and financial expertise, as well as other proceedings,” said Judge Jorge Chávez. tamarisk.
In this regard, the Prosecutor’s Office filed an appeal once morest the judge’s decision. From the Lava Jato Special Team they showed their discontent because they consider that there was an excess when declaring the protection of rights in favor of PPK founded.
PPK: Prosecutor’s Office presented 144 elements of conviction to support accusation of money laundering
According to the accusatory request of the prosecutor José Domingo Pérez, made up of 29 notebooks and 5,668 pages, during the investigation 144 elements of conviction were obtained that would prove that Kuczynski set up a criminal organization to take advantage of public charges and obtain illegal benefits through alleged “advice” to the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht.
The prosecutor also credited 128 elements of conviction once morest Kuczynski’s former partner, the Chilean Gerardo Sepúlveda Quezada; 32 once morest his former secretary Gloria Kisic Wagner; and 121 once morest his ex-driver José Bernaola Ñufflo.
In detail, Sepúlveda, Kisic and Bernaola are credited with having participated in the corruption scheme organized by Kuczynski with the purpose of allegedly laundering around US$12 million, product of consultancies with Odebrecht for the IIRSA Sur 2 and 3 projects; Olmos transfer; Routes of Lima and Transportadora de Gas del Perú.
“In the meantime, as the leader of the organization, (Kuczynski) handled privileged information, held public office in Peru, and instructed Gerardo Sepúlveda to sign contracts and/or other documents related to financial consultancies on behalf of Westfield Capital”, says prosecutor Pérez in the indictment. Westfield Capital is a Kuczynski-owned company that was managed by Sepúlveda when he took office.
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