This happened to Mr. Fujimori, who resigned in 2000 after fleeing to Japan. Mr. Kuczynski said he was merely a shareholder in a company that profited from Odebrecht deals. By pardoning the elder Mr. Fujimori, after his conviction as a human rights abuser, the president alienated supporters who had remained with him. “In less than a week I got the public works that I wanted,” Mr. Ramírez can be heard saying. “Imagine, brother, that in a $100 million public works that you receive only 5 percent,” said Freddy Aragón, a government official who was fired Tuesday night.

Source: New York Times March 21, 2018 19:54 UTC