Peru opposition leader Fujimori detained in corruption probe

[Judi Lynn]

Franklin Briceno and Joshua Goodman, Associated Press
Updated 6:26 pm CDT, Wednesday, October 10, 2018



In this photo provide by Peru's Justice Department, Keiko Fujimori enters the chief prosecutor's office, with a jacket covering her handcuffs, in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. Fujimori was detained on Wednesday as part of a money-laundering investigation, the latest political leader in the Andean nation to face scrutiny over alleged corruption. (Peru's Justice Department via AP)

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Former Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori was detained on Wednesday as part of a money-laundering investigation, the latest political leader in the Andean nation to face scrutiny over alleged corruption.

Photos of Fujimori covering her cuffed hands with a black jacket and escorted by police officers circulated on social media to the surprise of Peruvians who thought the powerful daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori would never see the inside of a jail cell.

The conservative politician was taken into custody after she showed up at the chief prosecutor's office to provide testimony into an ongoing probe into dubious financial contributions to her 2011 presidential campaign. She will initially be held for 10 days.

"They've persecuted me for 18 years and have so far not shown a single proof," Fujimori, 43, said in a defiant handwritten letter written from inside a police station and later posted on her Twitter account. "They aren't going to cut off our political project.....we must raise our voices!"

More:
https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Peru-opposition-leader-Keiko-Fujimori-detained-13296150.php

[samir.g]

1. put her under the jail.