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Peru Court Sentences Martín Vizcarra to 14 Years for Bribery in Moquegua Projects

The three-judge panel ordered immediate enforcement after crediting corroborated testimony plus financial records as proof of illicit payments in two Moquegua works.

Overview

  • Judges concluded he solicited and received S/2.3 million from Obrainsa and ICCGSA while serving as Moquegua governor.
  • The penalty is six years for Lomas de Ilo and eight for the Moquegua hospital, with a nine-year disqualification from public office and financial sanctions.
  • The ruling cites cooperating witness Elard Tejeda, bank withdrawals including S/400,000 in cash, call logs, corroborated meetings and a forensic assessment of cash-in-envelope deliveries.
  • The court ordered immediate detention and issued capture instructions despite appeal rights, after prosecutors had sought a 15-year term.
  • Vizcarra denounced the decision as political vengeance and his defense will appeal, as the judges rejected the claim that UNOPS had final authority in the tenders.