The former head of Odebrecht in Peru Jorge Barata reaffirmed what he had already stated in previous interrogations before the Lava Jato special team: that the Brazilian construction company gave money for the presidential campaigns, including those of Ollanta Humala and Keiko Fujimori in 2011, according to sources from El Comercio reported.
The same sources said that Barata explained that the ‘codinome’ called ‘Campanha Nacional’, which is registered in the forms of the Department of Structured Operations, refers to these money deliveries for the campaigns of the former president and the leader of the Popular Force.
Meanwhile, the former superintendent of Odebrecht also stated that the ‘codinome’ ‘Apra’ that appears in the records of the ‘box 2’ of the construction company refers to money deliveries for the campaign of ex-president Alan García.
In the forms to which this Journal accessed last September, and which have been delivered by Odebrecht to the prosecution, it appears that between July 13, 2010 and May 5, 2011 there were 21 records of money for the presidential campaign. In total they total US $ 3,707,636.
On the ‘codinome’ ‘Apra’, two forms are recorded in these forms: one on March 14, 2006 and another on June 15, 2007, for a total of US $ 183,024. The first payment was before the first round of the presidential elections, which Alan García won in the second round.
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Erasmo Reyna, García's lawyer, said that the ‘codinome’ 'Apra, although it may refer to a delivery of money, this has not been for the ex-president. He also assured that there is no evidence in his records that this money has reached the Aprista Party. He considered Barata likely to lie in his statement. He said they were not notified of this diligence, so they could not participate to ask questions.
In his opinion, talking about ‘Apra’ "is a very gaseous situation." “At no time (Barata) has he mentioned that money has been given to the former president. Talking about Apra sounds quite ethereal, so he is probably referring to the money he says he has given to Luis Alva Castro and that, in any case, he should clarify in due course, ”he said.
Meanwhile, Alberto Otárola, Humala's lawyer, refrained from providing statements for this newspaper, indicating that he would take more information on the subject.
We looked for the version of Giulliana Loza, lawyer of Keiko Fujimori, but did not answer our calls.