Former president sentenced to 14 years for bribery
Former President of Peru Martin Vizcarra, between 2018-2020 has been sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment by the Peruvian court on Wednesday for taking bribes while serving as a regional governor.
Penpushing reports that Vizcarra, who championed the fight against corruption as President was found guilty of receiving bribes from construction companies while as governor of the southern Moquegua region between 2011 and 2014.
The prosecutors had requested a 15-year sentence and explained that the convict received the equivalent of $640,000 in exchange for favoring the companies in the awarding of public works contracts.
Penpushing further reports that the 62-year-old Vizcarra, who showed no emotion as the sentence was read out at a Lima courthouse, is the latest in a long line of former Peruvian presidents to be ordered to prison, mostly on corruption charges.
The convict will join three other former presidents — Pedro Castillo (2021-2022), Ollanta Humala (2011-2016), and Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006) — who are already behind bars at a special detention center for former leaders in Lima.
Penpushing also reports that Vizcarra has always maintained his innocence, was jailed for 22 days this year as an alleged flight risk but was released on bail pending the outcome of his trial, which began in October 2024.
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