Peru Presidential Candidate Sanchez Could Stand Trial over Campaign Finance Allegations
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Peruvian justice decided this Friday, at the time of the presidential ballot, to send to trial the leftist candidate Roberto Sánchez for alleged false statement in financing his party about six years ago. Sánchez will face right-wing Keiko Fujimori, daughter of ex-mandatario Alberto Fujimori, in a tight second round, in whose celebration the court order will not officially impact because it follows an appeal process. If he wins the presidency of…
While the 57-year-old tries to become Peruvian president, an unpleasant message reaches him: he has to answer for possible irregularities in the financing of his party in court.
On the eve of the second round, a judge announced that Roberto Sanchez could be tried for violating the law on the illegal financing of election campaigns between 2018 and 2020.
The left-wing candidate is said to have given false information about the financing of his party. The judicial order should have no influence on the holding of the final election
The candidate is said to have given false information about the financing of his party.
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