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Alan García: what happened in the Odebrecht case (Lima Metro Line 1) case

Former president of Peru. Prosecutors were investigating alleged money laundering linked to Odebrecht bribes on a Lima metro contract during García's second term, according to AFP via Swissinfo.

Outcome todayAlan García died on 17 April 2019 and was never tried.

Every court stage

  1. Police and prosecutor Henry Amenábar arrived at his home to serve a 10-day preliminary detention order in a money laundering investigation. He shot himself and died in hospital the same day. No trial took place.1,2

Response

García had denied wrongdoing, saying weeks earlier that no plea testimony, evidence or deposit linked him to any crime or to Odebrecht, according to AFP.

Sources

  1. Swissinfo / AFP, El expresidente peruano Alan García se suicida cuando iba a ser detenido por caso Odebrecht (17 April 2019)
  2. Emol, Confirman muerte del ex Presidente peruano Alan Garcia tras dispararse (17 April 2019)