He prosecutor José Domingo Pérez He went to the commission of Congress chaired by Alejandro Muñante to investigate effective collaboration agreements in the Odebrecht case. The representative of the Public Ministry initiated his presentation by listing the sentences achieved in these processes and the political parties investigated for receiving contributions from Odebrechtamong them popular renewal.
“Political parties investigated: Popular Force, APRISTA Party, Nationalist Party, Popular Christian Party. Allow me to say it, the following party: popular renewal, former national solidarity, (investigated) for having received during the 2011 campaign of Jorge Barata 200 thousand dollars, for the municipal campaign of 2014 they received from Odebrecht 500 thousand dollars, of the company OAS 480 thousand dollars, amount received by the Popular Renewal 980 thousand dollars, incorporated the legal entity popular renewal on September 8, 2023, confirmed the judicial resolution that is incorporated as a person investigated on April 18 of last year for the crimes of aggravated money laundering and illegal association to commit crimes, “said the prosecutor.
His presentation bothered Congressman Alejandro Muñante, militant of the aforementioned party, who rebuked him if he had the same detailed information of the other investigated parties. Domingo Pérez responded by asking him to be concluded with his message, and then acquit his other questions.
It should be noted that the prosecutor of the Lavajato case also mentioned politicians and personalities who were convicted in the processes linked to Odebrecht, with sentences of up to 35 years. Among them he listed the former presidents Alejandro Toledo, Humala Antaurthe former lady Nadine Heredia and his brother Ilán Heredia.
At another time, the prosecutor questioned the impartiality of Alejandro Muñante to preside over this commission, citing tweets of the congressman in which he insulted the Peruvian justice system and assured that the Special Lavajato team was created to “instrumentalize, direct and give impunity.”
Alejandro Muñante’s answer was that the congressmen also have “right to freedom of expression” and asked him to answer the questions that the commission would ask him. “If we started tweets, I could get you all in which you have thrown mud to Congress,” he said.
