(CNN Español) – The indictment was brought against Keiko Fujimori, leader of the Forza People’s Party, on Thursday by Prosecutor José Domingo Perez, of the Lava Gato special team.
The prosecutor requested 30 years imprisonment against Keiko Fujimori for alleged crimes related to organized crime, money laundering, obstruction of justice, and false advertising in administrative proceedings. With the filing of this accusation, the investigation against the commander closes in the public prosecutor’s office. And now the judiciary is in the hands of the judiciary, which must determine his innocence or conviction through trial.
The charges also filed include the Popular Power Party. Therefore, in the event of a conviction, it is required to dissolve.
Fujimori, who was running for the presidency of Peru for the third time, immediately responded in his country Twitter account. “As much as the Prosecutor now wants to reach the final stage of the first round, I will continue to face this persecution and forge ahead with energy so that together we can overcome this health and economic emergency.” #AtuLado. ”The elections will be held in Peru on April 11th.
Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, has been under investigation by the Peruvian Prosecutor’s Office since 2018. This is in the context of the Odebrecht case for allegedly receiving contributions from this company to its presidential campaigns. An accusation that Fujimori has always denied.