Peru verurteilt den ehemaligen Präsidenten Vizcarra wegen Korruption zu 14 Jahren Gefängnis

Soon to be Maduro in Venezuela

>The former president’s brother, Mario Vizcarra, is seeking Peru’s presidency.

>Former Peruvian Presidents Alejandro Toledo, Ollanta Humala and Pedro Castillo are also in prison.

Peru, you doing alright?

From the article :

>Vizcarra alleged his sentence was retribution for “standing up” to the right-wing political groups that control Congress, among which the influence of the late former President Alberto Fujimori is particularly prominent. Vizcarra clashed with these groups when he led the South American country between 2018 and 2020 and eventually dissolved Congress.

From Vizcarra’s wiki page :

>Throughout his tenure, Vizcarra remained independent from political parties, promoted reforms against corruption in the legislative and judicial branches, and vowed to not run for president when his term would end in 2021.

So a right-wing controlled Congress impeached him twice and removed him from office on grounds of „moral incapacity“, but :

>Vizcarra’s impeachment incited street protests, as an overwhelming majority of Peruvians and political analysts believed the impeachment was unsubstantiated, with several Peruvian media outlets labeling the impeachment a „coup“.

So, is it just political retribution for fighting corruption? I’d love to hear the opinions of everyday Peruvians on this.

To people who have not been following Peruvian politics at all: This is not a good thing.

Vizcarra was not perfect, but he was widely regarded as the „cleanest“ President Peru has had in the past several decades, and his prosecution is considered to have a lot more to do with the far more corrupt parties leading Peru trying to crush their opposition.