Susana Villaránformer mayor of Lima, broke his silence hours before his oral trial that involves it in the case of corruption with Odebrecht and OAS companies. In an interview for RPP, Villarán refused to be a corrupt person, but agreed to have received an important sum of money from the aforementioned Brazilian companies during his electoral campaigns.
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The ex -authority defended himself, claiming that, although he accepted the funds, he was not aware that they came from illicit practices linked to bribes and corruption. This revelation provided her hours before her oral trial began, where the Public Ministry has requested a 29 -year prison sentence against her, accusing her of collusion, money laundering and belonging to a criminal organization.
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Throughout the process, the former mayor has expressed regret for not having previously revealed the contributions of the construction companies, asking for forgiveness publicly. The evidence presented by the Prosecutor’s Office indicates that the contributions were used to finance their electoral campaign in exchange for political favors, something that the former mayor denies flatly.
Susana Villarán confirms that she received contributions from Odebrecht and Oas
Villarán broke their silence to confirm that Brazilian companies contributed money for both their revocation campaign and for their subsequent attempt to re -election. However, the former mayor denied that the figure received amounted to eleven million dollars.
The central argument of the former official to justify the reception of the funds is that it was not an act of corruption, since, according to their version, the contributions were not linked to the delivery of undue advantages or contracts. Instead, Villarán said that the objective of companies when financing their campaign was simply to guarantee the legal stability of their existing contracts.
Despite admitting that her previous silence “damaged the confidence of many people,” the former mayor insists on the transparency of her management and in her innocence regarding the crimes that are charged to her. Villarán faces serious charges, including collusion, criminal organization and money laundering.
“They ask for a 29 -year prison for crimes that I have not committed. Nor collusion, there is no criminal organization and there is no money laundering. So, we are going to prove it in the trial, we will confront and we will do it with respect to all and publicly,” exclaimed the mayor.
