Santiago, Chile — The Chilean public prosecutor’s office on Friday opened an investigation into President Sebastian Pinera over the sale of a mining company through a firm owned by his children, which appeared in the Pandora Papers leaks. Attorney General Jorge Abbott opened the probe after the Pandora Papers revealed the sale of the Dominga mining company by a firm “linked to the family of President Pinera,” said Marta Herrera, head of the anti-corruption unit in the public prosecutor’s office. ADVERTISEMENTOn Monday, Pinera denied that there was any conflict of interest in the 2010 sale to one of his closest friends, which took place during his previous mandate as president. ADVERTISEMENTHe said the information contained in the Pandora Papers was “not new” and has been public knowledge since 2017. “It was also investigated in depth by the public ministry and resolved by the courts of justice,” he added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 08, 2021 20:03 UTC