Overview
- Prosecutors accused Roberto Sanchez on Tuesday of filing false party finance reports and making false statements, in a case built on filings to Peru’s election office.
- The filing seeks five years and four months in prison and disqualification from the ballot if a court convicts him.
- Election officials said with 99.76% of votes counted that Sanchez is on track to face Keiko Fujimori in a runoff, with final first‑round results due by May 15.
- Sanchez’s lawyer rejected the charges and said the party treasurer, not Sanchez, handled the financial reports submitted to authorities.
- A judge is set to rule on May 27 on whether the case goes to trial, a decision that could alter the June 7 runoff if Sanchez is barred from running.