A Peruvian judge has ordered five months of preventive detention for former President Martín Vizcarra amid allegations of corruption linked to his tenure as governor of the Moquegua region. Vizcarra is accused of accepting bribes totaling 2.3 million soles from construction companies during his regional governorship approximately 11 years ago. The judge cited risks of flight and procedural danger as reasons for the detention. With this decision, Vizcarra becomes the fourth former president of Peru currently imprisoned, joining Alejandro Toledo, Ollanta Humala, and Pedro Castillo at the Barbadillo prison in Lima. This situation marks a record for Peru, and potentially globally, having four ex-presidents incarcerated simultaneously. Vizcarra denies the charges and awaits trial while in custody.
🇵🇪 El ex presidente peruano #MartínVizcarra fue encarcelado este jueves en el penal de Barbadillo, ubicado en Lima, donde se encuentran recluidos los exmandatarios Alejandro Toledo, Ollanta Humala (2011-2016) y Pedro Castillo. https://t.co/yGeywfb4nn
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Vizcarra, el expresidente peruano que espera en prisión su juicio por presuntos sobornos https://t.co/E9lDuoG2v1