A few days before the end of the first month of hearings of the oral trial against the leader of Fuerza Popular and 40 others investigated for the so-called “cocktails” case, It was learned that witnesses of the Public ministryrepresented by the prosecutor of the Special Team, José Domingo Pérez, will be presented in the coming days to the members of the Third Collegiate Criminal Court to provide their statements.
In this regard, the technical defense of the accused will also testify at the hearings scheduled for August. However, the judges in charge of hearing the case ‘Cocktails’ They have warned that there are too many witnesses who will testify, which could lengthen the trial process.
It has been known that The prosecutor Jose Domingo Perez will present 1,500 witnesses as part of its work To demonstrate that the leader of Fuerza Popular, Keiko Fujimori, and Another 40 defendants committed the crimes of criminal organization, money laundering and obstruction of justice.
While the accused would present around 500 witnesses who would demonstrate that the allegations issued by Sunday Perez are false. However, the trial hearings can only be held twice a week during the month of August due to other cases that the judges of the court have. Third Collegiate Criminal Court.
Who will be the first witnesses to testify?
As announced by the Public ministry, The first witnesses to appear at the hearings of the Judiciary would be the former directors of the Brazilian company Odebrechtsuch as The Odebrecht Group is a non-profit organization that promotes the promotion of human rights in the region.
It is also expected that Antonio José Parra del Riego, María Guimaraes Tavares, Eluberto Antonio Martorelli, Marcos Queiroz Grillo, Ubiraci Chaves and Angela Palmeira provide their testimonies to the members of the Third Collegiate Criminal Court of the Judiciary.
However, a few days ago, the Brazilian justice system decided to suspend international judicial cooperation with Peru in the framework of the Odebrecht case. Also, the former representative of the aforementioned company in Peru, Jorge Barata announced that he will not make statements in the trials which include investigations since their effective collaboration was revoked.
Along these lines, the justice system of the aforementioned country decided to ratify the annulment of the criminal proceedings against the former director of Odebrecht, Marcelo Odebrecht. However, this decision does not apply to the processes carried out in the country. Currently, in Peru, Odebrecht He is not being prosecuted and has not received a final sentence. In addition, he is not included in the effective collaboration agreement that his company signed with the Special Team of the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
PJ will decide whether to listen to statements from former Odebrecht officials
The decision taken by the judges of the Third National Criminal Court in August regarding the statements that issued by former officials of the Odebrecht company before the hearings of the oral trial against former President Ollanta Humala and other suspects take place, it could have repercussions on other investigations, such as the case CocktailsThis is because prosecutor José Domingo Pérez reported that they will use the versions of the former executives of the Brazilian company to support their allegations.
