Peruvian justice on Thursday (April 30th) granted bail to former opposition leader Keiko Fujimori, who has been on remand for three months as part of a corruption scandal.
"The second national criminal court of appeal specializing in organized crime imposes a restrictive subpoena on Keiko Fujimori Higuchi, after the payment of a financial guarantee of 70,000 soles (around 19,000 euros) within five working days ", the institution announced on its Twitter account.
Keiko Fujimori, 44, recently requested a suspension from detention due to the risks associated with the coronavirus epidemic. But the justice system finally responded to an earlier request for release presented by his defense.
Bribes to many political leaders
The eldest daughter of ex-president Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) has been serving a 15-month preventive prison sentence since January 29 as part of the Odebrecht corruption scandal, named after a Brazilian building giant who admitted to having paid bribes to many Latin American political leaders.
"We have just learned that the justice system has revoked Keiko's preventive prison. Thank God for this chance given to him to live and take care of his family ”, said his lawyer Giulliana Loza on Twitter. The former president’s daughter could be released in a few days after the bail was paid.
Acabamos de ser notificadas que Poder Judicial ha revocado prision preventiva de Keiko. Gracias a Dios por esta opo… https://t.co/CKP49BguoY
“She is very happy, and so is her family, especially her daughters. We hope that she will be released on Monday at the latest. ", Agence France-Presse told the lawyer after talking on the phone with her client. She gave details of Keiko Fujimori's health. "She has high blood pressure and has a cardiac arrhythmia, and is prescribed a treatment for Covid-19", said Giulliana Loza.
In addition to Keiko Fujimori, four former Peruvian presidents were implicated in the Odebrecht scandal: Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006), Alan Garcia (1985-1990 and 2006-2011), who committed suicide, Ollanta Humala (2011-2016) and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (2016-2018). They are believed to have received money from the Brazilian group, which admitted paying $ 29 million in bribes between 2005 and 2014.
