During the installation hearing of the oral trial against Martin Vizcarraaccused of passive bribery of his own to the detriment of the State in the Lomas de Ilo and Hospital de Moquegua cases, the former president revealed information about his financial situation. Vizcarra Cornejo declared before Judge Fernanda Ayasta that he currently works as an independent professional and that Their monthly income varies between S/10 thousand to S/12 thousanddespite the fact that he does not receive a lifetime pension as a former president.
This statement could be relevant in the case against Martín Vizcarra in the midst of corruption allegations, since he is accused of having received bribes of up to S/2.3 million in exchange for awarding contracts for public works projects. During the session, which began today, October 28, by the Fourth National Collegiate Criminal Court, the former president’s defense argues that his fundamental rights have been violated, requesting the annulment of the prosecution order that brought the case to this judicial stage.
The beginning of this trial represents a critical moment in Vizcarra Cornejo’s political career. Recently, the Judiciary authorized the permission to the former president to travel to Moquegua in December and celebrate the end of the year with his family, since he is in a process under a summons with restrictions.
Trial against Martín Vizcarra: Why is he being investigated?
The oral trial against former President Martín Vizcarra has begun and focuses on alleged acts of corruption during his tenure as president of the Moquegua regional government between 2011 and 2014. Focusing on two main cases: the expansion of the Moquegua Hospital and the implementation of the Lomas de Ilo agricultural project.
The accusations have been presented by the Third Office of the Corporate Supraprovincial Prosecutor’s Office Specialized in Crimes of Corruption of Officials, which maintains that the former president would be the alleged perpetrator of crimes of aggravated collusionimproper passive bribery and illicit association to commit a crime.
Given this, the The Prosecutor’s Office has requested a custodial sentence of 15 years of prison for Vizcarra, broken down into nine years for the Moquegua hospital case and six years for the Lomas de Ilo project. He is accused of having received bribes amounting to S/2.3 million in exchange for awarding tenders irregularly. In addition, the Public Ministry has requested that he be disqualified from holding public office for six years, which would be added to the previous disqualifications of five and ten years imposed by Congress.
