The Judiciary issued the order of prosecution against the former mayor of Lima Susana Villaran for the alleged contributions of Brazilian companies Odeberecht and OAS for his recall campaign in 2013 and the municipal re-election in 2014. He is being investigated for the alleged crimes of criminal organization, money laundering, corruption of officials and others.
The Seventh Preparatory Investigation Court, through the magistrate Jorge Chavez Tamarizit was decided to refer the case to the National Collegiate Criminal Court, along with the accusation and the attached documents within the period stipulated by law. Subsequently, a random draw will be held to determine which of the four collegiate criminal courts will be in charge of carrying out the oral trial.
This judicial resolution also falls on 20 natural persons and 10 legal entities, among which are the companies Lamsac, OAS, Odebrecht, Rutas de Lima, JW Thompson, among others.
According to the thesis presented by the Public Ministryit is presumed that the former mayor would have received a total amount of 11.2 million dollars to finance her campaign in favor of “No to the recall.” This money would have been used to cover expenses related to his future candidacy for reelection to the mayor of Lima, for which he is requesting 29 years in prison.
It is alleged that these events involved possible acts of collusion between former officials of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima and representatives of the Brazilian companies Odebrecht and OAS, which would have taken place between 2010 and 2015. The funds delivered would have been used to finance the expenses of the Villarán’s “No to the recall” campaign and, later, the campaign for his re-election to office.
Prosecutor’s Office seizes properties valued at almost S/1 million linked to the investigation against Susana Villarán
The Sixth Prosecutor’s Office Provincial Transitory Domain Forfeiture of Lima, in coordination with the Public Prosecutor’s Office Specialized in Domain Forfeiture, carried out the seizure of an office and a double parking lot in the Chacarilla del Estanque urbanization, located in the district of Santiago de Surco. This measure is part of the process of asset forfeiture within the framework of an investigation linked to Susana Villarán and the Brazilian companies OAS and Odebrecht.
The properties in question were acquired by the company Constructora, Consultora y Servicios Generales Generación SAC, owned by César Simón Meiggs Rojas, and would have been used to channel assets of illicit origin. These properties, with a value of S/907,984, would be registered in the name of Janet Marlene Alva Cornejo and are suspected of representing the proceeds of illegal activities related to crimes against the public administration.
According to the results of a patrimonial investigation, it was determined that these assets were acquired with illicitly obtained funds, in the context of an illegal agreement between Susana Villarán, who held the position of mayor of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima between 2011 and 2014, and the companies OAS and Odebrecht. This agreement would have had the purpose of favoring Villarán in the 2014 municipal and regional elections.
