Peru Senate Lifts Ex-President’s Immunity
The Senate voted Saturday to lift former President Alan Garcia’s congressional immunity so that he can face embezzlement charges, making him the first former leader to be forced to stand trial in Peru’s 170-year history.
The Senate vote followed two days of often stormy debate and a yearlong investigation into Garcia’s finances.
He is accused of having used $500,000 in state funds to finance the construction of three houses in Lima before his five-year term ended in 1990.
Garcia’s case now goes to the attorney general, who decides when the case will go to the Supreme Court.
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