Tag: Pedro Pablo Kuczynski

Thursday, October 4th 2018 - 12:14 UTC
Fujimori's pardon reversed, due back in jail goes to hospital instead

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori's pardon was reversed by a court of law Wednesday, ruling that he must go back to prison. Instead, he was admitted into a hospital on health grounds.
Friday, June 29th 2018 - 05:11 UTC
President Vizcarra claims corruption costs Peru US$ 3 billion annually

President Martin Vizcarra said that the Peruvian government will enforce a “zero tolerance” policy against corruption amid a spreading bribery scandal that has involved at least three former presidents.
Wednesday, March 28th 2018 - 22:01 UTC
Lima Summit on as planned, says Peru's new president

Martin Vizcarra explained he received supporting phone calls from various regional leaders for the April gathering. Maduro's invitation is a matter for the Foreign Ministry to decide.
Wednesday, March 21st 2018 - 20:27 UTC
Peruvian president offers resignation to Congress ahead of an impeachment vote

Embattled President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has offered his resignation to Peru's congress ahead of a scheduled vote on whether to impeach the former Wall Street investor on corruption charges, according to a presidential aide. If congress accepts the resignation, power would transfer to Vice President Martin Vizcarra, who is serving as Peru's ambassador to Canada.
Tuesday, March 20th 2018 - 10:17 UTC
Peruvian president said removing him from office would amount to a coup détat

Peru's embattled President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said on Monday he was confident of surviving an impeachment vote later this week. “I know that Thursday will be fine,” the conservative leader said in a speech in the Amazonian city of Iquitos.
Tuesday, March 13th 2018 - 07:12 UTC
White House confirms Trump will visit Peru and Colombia in April

United States president Donald Trump will make his Latin America debut next month, visiting Peru and Colombia after harsh rhetoric towards Hispanic migrants and neighbors to the south. Trump will travel to Peru to attend the Summit of the Americas in Lima on April 13-14, a gathering of leaders from across the Western Hemisphere, and from there he will visit Colombia.
Tuesday, February 20th 2018 - 09:36 UTC
Despite pardon Fujimori will have to stand trial for the 1992 killings of six farmers

A Peruvian court ordered former president Alberto Fujimori on Monday to stand trial for the 1992 killings of six farmers, arguing that he lacks immunity despite a recent pardon for a different crime. The National Criminal Court said the pardon granted to Fujimori in a human rights case for which he was serving a 25-year sentence did not apply to the murders of the group.
Friday, February 16th 2018 - 23:14 UTC
Maduro will not be able to enter Peru or the Summit of the Americas

The government of Peru announced through its prime minister, Mercedes Aráoz, that it has withdrawn the invitation it sent to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in November to attend the eighth Summit of the Americas, to be held in Lima on the 13th and 14th. of April; a week of the criticized presidential elections decreed by the Constituent Assembly in Venezuela.
Thursday, February 15th 2018 - 23:25 UTC
Maduro announces that he will attend the Summit of the Americas despite not being welcome

Venezuela's president, Nicolas Maduro, announced that he will attend the Summit of the Americas “at all costs” to bring “the truth of the country” at a press conference at the presidential palace in Caracas despite the Peruvian government reported that his presence would not be welcome in the Andean country.
Tuesday, January 30th 2018 - 09:03 UTC
Peruvian public opinion divided in halves over pardon to ex president Fujimori

Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s approval rating has fallen to 19% since he granted a pardon to authoritarian former President Alberto Fujimori, a decision that has deeply divided the country, a poll showed on Sunday.