Former Peru's president Garcia dies after shooting himself to avoid arrestFormer Peru president Alan Garcia. He had denied wrongdoing involving Odebrecht, and blamed his legal troubles on political persecution. Garcia would have been the third former president in Peru to have been jailed in the Odebrecht case. A fourth former president, Alejandro Toledo, is fighting extradition from California after a judge in Peru ordered him jailed for 18 months in connection with Odebrecht in 2017. SEE ALSO :20 killed in bus fire in PeruAll have denied wrongdoing in connection with Odebrecht.

Source: Standard Digital April 17, 2019 15:56 UTC