by germainebull » 27 Nov 2025, 05:32
This story of Peru has become a hot topic after a court sentenced former president Martin Vizcarra to fourteen years in prison. The reason is a corruption scandal when he was governor of Moquegua between 2011 and 2014. The court also imposed a nine-year ban on him from running again and fined him. Vizcarra has said he will not give up and will appeal, claiming that this is not justice but revenge.
Vizcarra was convicted of receiving bribes of more than six hundred thousand dollars to award contracts for major projects. This puts him on the list of Peruvian presidents currently in prison. There are three others who are already serving sentences and this shows that corruption is deeply rooted in the Peruvian political system. Since 2018, Peru has had six presidents and most have been removed by impeachment or scandals.
Vizcarra took office after Pedro Pablo Kuczynski resigned under pressure from impeachment and the Odebrecht scandals. But even he did not last long because in 2020 he was removed for moral incapacity. Now Vizcarra says he has been deliberately locked out of politics by mafias. He continues to support his brother Mario Vizcarra who is set to run in 2026. In his words, he said they have tried to break him but he will not be broken and the struggle will continue. This is a great drama that emphasizes the unstable politics of Peru.
Source: aljazeera
This story of Peru has become a hot topic after a court sentenced former president Martin Vizcarra to fourteen years in prison. The reason is a corruption scandal when he was governor of Moquegua between 2011 and 2014. The court also imposed a nine-year ban on him from running again and fined him. Vizcarra has said he will not give up and will appeal, claiming that this is not justice but revenge.
Vizcarra was convicted of receiving bribes of more than six hundred thousand dollars to award contracts for major projects. This puts him on the list of Peruvian presidents currently in prison. There are three others who are already serving sentences and this shows that corruption is deeply rooted in the Peruvian political system. Since 2018, Peru has had six presidents and most have been removed by impeachment or scandals.
Vizcarra took office after Pedro Pablo Kuczynski resigned under pressure from impeachment and the Odebrecht scandals. But even he did not last long because in 2020 he was removed for moral incapacity. Now Vizcarra says he has been deliberately locked out of politics by mafias. He continues to support his brother Mario Vizcarra who is set to run in 2026. In his words, he said they have tried to break him but he will not be broken and the struggle will continue. This is a great drama that emphasizes the unstable politics of Peru.
Source: aljazeera
