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Peru opposition chief Keiko Fujimori faces graft probe: lawyer [View all]
30 August 2017 - 00H20
LIMA (AFP) -
Prosecutors in Peru are investigating opposition leader Keiko Fujimori over suspected links to a corruption scandal, her lawyer said Tuesday.
Keiko Fujimori, leader of the Popular Force party, is the daughter of ex-president Alberto Fujimori, who is in jail for human rights atrocities.
She herself lost presidential elections in 2011 and 2016. Prosecutors suspect she received funding for her 2011 campaign from Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht.
The company is at the center of a mega corruption scandal spanning several Latin American countries.
More:
http://www.france24.com/en/20170830-peru-opposition-chief-keiko-fujimori-faces-graft-probe-lawyer