Tag: Omar Chehade

• Wednesday, January 18th 2012 - 03:08 UTC

  Relief for Humala as second vice-president finally resigns over corruption claims

  

  Peruvian Vice President Omar Chehade has resigned over corruption allegations but lawmakers expect him to try to hang onto his seat in Congress, where he could face an expulsion vote later this week.

• Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 23:05 UTC

  Peruvian Vice-President suspended from Congress over corruption allegations

  

  The ethics committee in Peru's Congress voted on Tuesday to suspend Vice President Omar Chehade from the legislature over corruption allegations, increasing pressure on him to resign from both posts.

• Tuesday, November 8th 2011 - 08:08 UTC

  Calls for Peruvian Vice-President to resign on allegations of corruption

  

  Peruvian lawmakers said on Monday that Vice-President Omar Chehade should resign as soon as possible over corruption allegations to put an end to the first political scandal of Ollanta Humala's young presidency.