Peru president rejects demands he resign over corruption allegations
9 years agoA handout picture distributed by the Peruvian Presidency shows President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski addressing the Nation on television the evening of December 13, 2017. The Brazilian construction company Odebrecht, prosecuted for corruption, admitted that it paid almost 5 million dollars for consultations to two companies linked to the current president of Peru. Kuczynski, now 79, was minister of the government of Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006). Two of its consultants are related to the interoceanic highway, for whose concession Odebrecht admits that it bribed Toledo with 20 million dollars, one whom waits for an order to be extradited from the United States. HO / Peruvian Presidency / AFP
Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski late Thursday rejected demands he resign, brushing aside an opposition ultimatum to step down or face impeachment over allegations he received bribes from Brazilian contractor Odebrecht.
