Peru Presidential Candidate Sánchez Charged With Financial Crimes
Prosecutors seek a five-year, four-month prison term and permanent disqualification for Roberto Sánchez over alleged false campaign filings.
- On Tuesday, Peruvian prosecutors sought a five-year, four-month prison sentence for presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez, accusing him of financial crimes involving false campaign disclosures.
- The charges emerged after electoral authorities confirmed Sanchez, backed by jailed former President Pedro Castillo, is advancing to a June 7 runoff against conservative rival Keiko Fujimori.
- Prosecutors allege Sanchez and his brother, William Sanchez, received more than 280,000 Peruvian soles in undisclosed campaign contributions between 2018 and 2020.
- Sanchez's lawyer rejected the accusations, telling RPP that the party's treasurer was responsible for financial filings, while a judge will decide on May 27 whether to proceed to trial.
- Final counts show Sanchez narrowly leading former Lima Mayor Rafael Lopez Aliaga by roughly 15,000 votes, with official results expected by May 15.
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Peru leftist Roberto Sanchez advances to runoff in presidential race
Peru’s leftist presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez clinched a spot in next month’s runoff election on Wednesday, official results showed, just hours after prosecutors indicted him on campaign finance charges and sought a prison sentence of more than five years.
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eldiariodechihuahua.mxFiscal a de Per requested five os de prisin for leftist candidate Roberto Snchez for false information about contributions to his campaign a.
Prosecutor Tomás Gálvez addresses the legal situation of candidate Roberto Sánchez, who faces charges for irregularities in party contributions
Lima. The Peruvian prosecutor’s office yesterday asked for more than five years in prison against the nationalist presidential candidate, Roberto Sánchez, for the alleged crime of declaring false information about monetary contributions from his supporters to the authorities between 2018 and 2020.
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