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From Israel, Eliane Karp Refuses Return in Ecoteva Case, Blames Late Josef Maiman

Her televised remarks follow Peru's active extradition request with international capture orders in place.

Overview

  • Karp said she will not return to Peru because there is no justice, stating she would only come back if her preventive detention order and Interpol listing are lifted.
  • She claimed all funds linked to Ecoteva belonged to businessman Josef Maiman and alleged prosecutors Rafael Vela and José Domingo Pérez pressured him in Tel Aviv to implicate Alejandro Toledo.
  • Her account conflicts with Maiman’s prior cooperation, which described Odebrecht-related payments routed to accounts that financed property purchases in Peru.
  • Karp has been declared reo contumaz and faces a prosecutorial request for 16 years and 8 months in prison, as Peru pursues her extradition from Israel, which rarely extradites its nationals.
  • Toledo remains incarcerated for corruption cases including Interoceánica and received a new sentence on Sept. 3 of 13 years and 4 months in the Ecoteva case over illicitly funded property acquisitions.