Overview

• Prosecutor José Domingo Pérez said he will ask the court to hear Mayor Rafael López Aliaga as a witness under the “new evidence” mechanism.
• The move follows the mayor’s recent presentation to prosecutors about toll concessions linked to the case.
• The formal motion is expected in roughly two weeks when the trial reaches the evidentiary offer stage.
• Prosecutors argue the mayor’s testimony is useful and pertinent to clarifying how the concessions were managed and whether they caused damage.
• The oral trial against former mayor Susana Villarán is underway over alleged $10 million-plus contributions from Odebrecht and OAS, with prosecutors seeking 29 years in prison as she denies the charges.