Editing Politics of Peru (section)

=== Allegations of corruption in politics ===

Exceptionally many [[President of Peru|Presidents of Peru]] have been ousted from office or imprisoned on [[Corruption in Peru|allegations of corruption]] over the past three decades. [[Alberto Fujimori]] is serving a 25-year sentence in prison for commanding [[death squad]]s that killed civilians in a counterinsurgency campaign during his tenure (1990-2000). He was later also found guilty of corruption. Former president [[Alan García]] (1985-1990 and 2006–2011) committed suicide in April 2019 when Peruvian police arrived to arrest him over allegations he participated in [[Odebrecht Case|Odebrecht bribery]] scheme. Former president [[Alejandro Toledo]] is accused of allegedly receiving bribe from Brazilian construction firm [[Odebrecht]] during his government (2001-2006). Former president [[Ollanta Humala]] (2011-2016) is also under investigation for allegedly receiving bribe from Odebrecht during his presidential election campaign. Humala's successor [[Pedro Pablo Kuczynski]] (2016-2018) remains under house arrest while prosecutors investigate him for favoring contracts with Odebrecht. Former president [[Martín Vizcarra]] (2018-2020) was ousted by Congress after media reports alleged he had received bribes while he was a regional governor years earlier.<ref>{{cite news |title=The curious case of Peru's persistent president-to-prison politics |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2020/11/17/the-curious-case-of-perus-persistent-president-to-prison-politics.html |work=The Week |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Peru's presidential lineup: graft probes, suicide and impeachment |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-peru-politics-presidents-factbox-idUSKBN27V0M1 |work=Reuters |date=15 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref>