Posted on 04/17/2019 10:07:24 AM PDT by NRx
LIMA, Peru — A former president of Peru died on Wednesday after shooting himself in the head when the authorities tried to arrest him in connection with one of the biggest corruption scandals in Latin American history.
A personal secretary for the former president, Alan García, 69, confirmed his death.
The secretary, Ricardo Pineda, also told a Peruvian radio station that as the authorities arrived at the former president’s home with an arrest warrant, he locked himself into his bedroom, shot himself and was rushed to a hospital.
The charges relate to Odebrecht, a Brazilian construction giant, which last year admitted to $800 million in payoffs in exchange for lucrative contracts for projects including roads, dams and bridges.
That revelation set off a flurry of investigations by prosecutors and lawmakers, principally in Latin America, as they sought to learn who was on the receiving end of the payments.
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He must have watched Shawshank Redemption.
Double tap to the back of the head? That kind of suicide?
The worst case of suicide they ever saw.
thanks!
Got to surround them with intent to arrest to find out if their loyalty (or fear) of their real handlers is enough to off themselves...
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