Now it seems that there is no escape. The former directors of the construction company odebrechtcurrently called Novonor, Marcelo Odebrecht and Jorge Barata, among others, will testify on January 16 in the public trial of the former president Ollanta Humala Tassoprosecuted for the crime of money laundering for allegedly receiving contributions during his 2011 electoral campaign from the Brazilian company.
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This will be possible thanks to the fact that the Brazilian construction company communicated to the authorities of the Federal Public Ministry of Brazil that it resolved the controversy with the Special Team of Prosecutors of the Lava Jato case in Peru, so that international judicial cooperation with our country can be reestablished. .
this cooperation had been suspended after Novonor’s lawyers complained of an alleged breach of the effective collaboration agreements with the Lava Jato Special Team.
This prevented the Third Collegiate Criminal Court from hearing the interrogations of Marcelo Odebrecht, Jorge Barata, and other former Odebrecht executives between November 7 and 21. According to journalistic information, between December 14 and 15, prosecutors Rafael Vela and José Domingo Pérez signed a new act of procedural commitments with the firm’s lawyers.
This act would close all additional investigations for acts of corruption and other crimes against Odebrecht in Peru, except for the four cases of the effective collaboration agreement. In addition, it will allow the ad hoc Attorney of the Lava Jato case to continue demanding the payment of additional civil reparations such as Rutas de Lima.
Marcelo Odebrecht will testify on January 16 and Jorge Barata on January 17 about the contributions to the Workers’ Party and the transfer of money to Peru.
MONEY LAUNDERING
It should be remembered that, a few days ago, the Permanent Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court, chaired by Judge César San Martín, declared the appeals of the former president and his wife Nadine Heredia unfounded.
This means that the Judiciary determined that the alleged contributions of the past presidential campaigns of Humala Tasso, corresponding to the years 2006 and 2011, do respond to a crime of money laundering. These contributions were made by the Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez and by the Brazilian construction companies Odebrecht (now Novonor) and OAS.
The Permanent Criminal Chamber also stated at the hearing, held last Tuesday, December 20, that it will be in the trial where it will be determined whether the alleged contributions that Humala Tasso received in his 2006 and 2011 campaigns constitute a crime of money laundering.
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The ruling of the judicial instance sets precedents in current and future investigations in relation to this crime. Former President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and former presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, leader of the Fuerza Popular party, are also being prosecuted for allegedly receiving illicit money from the aforementioned Brazilian companies.
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