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Weekly Report - 22 October 2015 (WR-15-42)
PERU: Justice minister takes the fall over Heredia
In a rapid one-two move this week the justice minister, Gustavo Adrianzén, sacked prosecutor Julia Príncipe, a specialist in money-laundering cases; then, two days ahead of a no-confidence vote in congress, he presented his own “irrevocable” resignation. There are two diametrically opposed versions of events in Lima. According to the opposition, the double departure of Príncipe and Adrianzén has everything to do with corruption allegations against First Lady Nadine Heredia. According to the government, there is no connection whatsoever.
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