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Saturday 15 July 2017

Ex-Peru president, wife detained in corruption investigation

Odebrecht. ful presidential bid. Huma-
Soon after the judge issued la, who finished his term in
his order Thursday night, 2016, never declared the
Humala and his wife, Na- contributions and pros-
dine Heredia, were driven ecutors argue that he and
to the courthouse under a his wife conspired to hide
heavy police escort. them for personal gain.
There was no immediate Humala and his wife didn’t
word on where they would attend the hearing, but he
be held. has said he looks forward to
Prosecutors filed a petition defending himself.
early in the week asking As the couple headed to
for preventative detention, the courthouse, Humala
arguing the couple might said in a Tweet: “This con-
flee Peru to evade justice. firms the abuse of power
Judge Richard Concep- which we will confront in
cion ordered them held for defense of our rights and
up to 18 months while they those of everyone.”
are investigated. Before the ruling, he said
The former president has there was no need for de-
denied the allegations, tention. “We’re staying
which arose from testimo- here, we’ve even handed
ny by the former head of over our passports,” Hum-
Odebrecht saying he ille- ala told reporters who had
Peru’s former President Ollanta Humala and his wife Nadine Heredia stop to talk with journalists as
they leave the headquarters of Peru’s National Party where they met with their lawyers, in Lima, gally contributed $3 million been gathered outside
Thursday, July 13, 2017. The two were taken into custody after a judge ordered them held during to Humala’s 2011 presiden- his home for three days.
an investigation into money laundering and conspiracy. tial campaign. “In every moment we’ve
(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) The couple is also accused shown our roots and good
By FRANKLIN BRICENO Humala and his wife were money laundering and of taking undeclared funds will. But the prosecutor sees
Associated Press taken into custody after a conspiracy accusations from the late Venezuelan everything we do in the
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Former judge ordered them held tied to the scandal-tainted leader Hugo Chavez dur- opposite light. I think he’s
Peruvian President Ollanta during an investigation into Brazilian construction giant ing a previous, unsuccess- been poisoned.”q

Venezuela cop in helicopter attack attends opposition rally

CARACAS, Venezuela ing organized by the oppo-
(AP) — A police officer sition to oppose President
who stole a helicopter and Nicolas Maduro’s plans to
fired on two Venezuelan rewrite the constitution.
government buildings ap- Perez said the vote should
peared in public for the first mark the start of a sus-
time Thursday night, defy- tained street campaign to
ing a nationwide manhunt force the embattled social-
by showing up at a protest ist leader from office.
in the capital. “It’s the zero hour,” Perez
Except in videos posted on said as several masked
the internet, Oscar Perez youths looked on from be-
hadn’t been seen since he hind.
shocked the nation June 27 “The true way to pay re-
by using a stolen helicop- spects to those who’ve
ter to fire grenades and died is for this dictatorship
gunshots at the supreme to fall.”
court and interior ministry Oscar Perez speaks to the press at a night vigil to honor the more than 90 people killed during He screamed, “What does
buildings. The government three months of anti-government protests, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, July 13, 2017. The Venezuela want?” That
called it a “terrorist attack.” Venezuelan police officer who stole a helicopter and fired on two government buildings appeared drew shouts of “Freedom!”
Perez spoke briefly to jour- in public for the first time Thursday night, defying a nationwide manhunt. as he raised his fist and
nalists at a Thursday night (AP Photo/Miguel Rodriguez) hopped on the back of a
vigil to honor the more ing three months of dem- ela’s government. vote en masse Sunday in motorcycle that sped off
than 90 people killed dur- onstrations against Venezu- He urged Venezuelans to a symbolic referendum be- into the night. q