The
Judiciary has declared founded the request of the Ad Hoc State Attorney's Office handling the Lava Jato case to become the civil damages claimant in the preparatory investigation into the Olmos case —a request that establishes the payment of damages in the order of US$181 million by former presidents Alejandro Toledo, Ollanta Humala, and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK).
According to the prosecutors in charge of the aforementioned State Attorney's Office, said amount shall be paid to the Peruvian State for the damage caused by the irregularities in the awarding of the contract for the aforementioned irrigation project.
The contract had been awarded to the Brazilian company
Odebrecht, a situation for which the three aforementioned ex-presidents and several of their ministers are considered responsible.
According to the prosecutors' theory, they would have committed crimes of aggravated collusion and criminal organization, among others.
In this regard, it was established that all the individuals investigated for these events shall be jointly liable for the payment of the established sum.
Moreover, it was stated that the amount of damages to be paid reaches US$181,843,150.29.
Request approved
The request of the Ad Hoc State Attorney's Office handling the Lava Jato case to become the civil damages claimant or aggrieved party in this issue was approved by the head of the Tenth National Preparatory Investigation Court, Soledad Barrueto.
In this sense, the judge determined that the request meets the corresponding procedural requirements.
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Published: 4/25/2024