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Peru Prosecutors Seek 5-Year Sentence for Roberto Sánchez as He Secures Runoff Spot

A May 27 court hearing will decide if the case goes to trial or is dropped.

Overview

  • Prosecutors requested five years and four months in prison for Roberto Sánchez and asked to bar him from leading Juntos por el Perú.
  • The case says more than $57,000 in party contributions were not reported to ONPE and alleges transfers through his brother’s and personal accounts.
  • A court scheduled a May 27 hearing to determine whether the case advances to an oral trial or is archived.
  • Sánchez denies any wrongdoing and says earlier, similar investigations were closed without charges.
  • ONPE figures now set a June 7 runoff between Sánchez and Keiko Fujimori after he clinched second place by a very narrow margin.