Peruvian justice banned, Monday, May 17, the right-wing presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori from traveling to Ecuador to participate in a political meeting to which she was invited by the Nobel Prize for Literature, Mario Vargas Llosa.
Keiko Fujimori, who will face leftist Pedro Castillo in the presidential election on June 6, is not allowed to travel without judicial authorization, due to an investigation into the company scandal. of the Brazilian building Odebrecht, which also affected four former Peruvian presidents. “It was decided to reject the request for judicial authorization to leave the country from Saturday 22 to Monday 24 May 2021, presented by the defense of Keiko Fujimori Higuchi”, reports the resolution of Judge Victor Zuniga.
Invited by Mario Vargas Llosa
The daughter of the imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) was invited by Mario Vargas Llosa to an international conference on democracy, to be held in Quito on May 23.
Refusal to travel abroad “Allows the prosecution to continue to monitor compliance with the other restrictions imposed” to Keiko Fujimori, who spent sixteen months in pre-trial detention until May 2020. The prosecution is preparing to translate Mr.me Fujimori in court in particular for money laundering in the Odebrecht case. She will escape trial – or at least postpone it for five years – if she is elected president.
Mario Vargas Llosa, 85, who lives in Spain, gave his surprise support to Keiko Fujimori in April after learning that she and Castillo would be opponents in the second round of the presidential election. His support represented a turning point in Peruvian politics, Vargas Llosa having been a leading figure in anti-Fujimorism for thirty years.
The writer claimed that Mme Fujimori now represents the chance to maintain the democratic system in the country, because a victory for Castillo “Would be a real disaster for Peru”. The winner of the ballot will take office on July 28.