This week, the National Prosecutor’s Office solicitous 35 years in prison against the former president Peter Paul Kuczynski for the alleged money laundering. One of the key testimonies would have been the statements of the former president Alexander Toledowho is in the Barbadillo prison after his extradition from the United States to Peru.
Toledo testified before the Public Ministry on Monday, May 8 and Tuesday, May 9. Sunday night tonight Final point agreed to the official letter where the former president provided details about the passage of PKP in his government as the head of Economy and the president of the Council of Ministers.
“The statement of Alejandro Toledo Manrique dated May 8, 2023 (…) is pertinent because it narrates about the manner and circumstance that PROINVERSIÓN was under the direction and guardianship (of PPK). It also narrates that Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Godard brought Marcelo Odebrecht and Jorge Barata for a formal greeting,” the document reads.
However, the prosecutor Jose Domingo Perez, member of the Lava Jato Special Team, indicated that he could not declare whether his statements from Toledo were considered for the prison order against PPK.
“We have a disciplinary process, and as you will understand, until it is resolved. Unfortunately, we cannot inform public opinion”, mentioned Domingo Pérez.
Meanwhile, PPK’s lawyer, Julio Midoloreaffirms that his client has indicated that neither Toledo nor those investigated or public officials could “accuse him of an irregular act or of having received any money.”
According to the fiscal thesis, the members of this alleged organization are led by Kuczynski. After the top of this pyramid was Gerardo Raphael sepulveda quezadawho would have been in charge of executing the advice that PPK obtained in favor of Westfield Capital, where it is presumed that he used his influence.
While Gloria Kisiv Wagner and Denisse Hernandez They would be in charge of managing these companies, as well as the former president. However, this would also have involved Jose Luis Bernaola Nufflo, the PPK driver. For the Prosecutor’s Office, the former worker received a large sum of money in the 2011 electoral campaign
For its part, the legal defense Midolo considered that the request is “excessive”, because there would be no organization. “He has brought together three people and as he has said more than three is already an organization and it aggravates his sentence.”
For its part, the legal defense Midolo considered that the request is “excessive”, because there would be no organization. “He has brought together three people and as he has said more than three is already an organization and it aggravates his sentence,” he added.
Among the arguments of the Prosecutor’s Office, the former president would have laundered more than 12 million dollars, money that would be delivered by Odebrecht and other companies to the companies that PPK was in charge of. This would have happened since 2001 and 2016; that is, a total of 15 years.
Sepúlveda would have been in charge or the image of the companies when the former head of state held public office. And it would all be for alleged financial advice that would be undercover.
“What would have to be demonstrated that with those funds that these consultancies were paid would have an illegal origin and that information with complete certainty I can tell you that it is not correct,” said Midolo.
Likewise, with this money Kuczynski would have acquired real estate and part of it financed her two electoral campaigns, the last one took her to the Government Palace after defeating Keiko Fujimori, who became her great opponent.
Almost two years into his term, he decided to resign after revealing the serious agreements with Fuerza Popular congressmen. A political crisis that was already approaching for the country.
