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Peruvian President Kuczynski resigns amid corruption scandal

Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, ensnared in a corruption scandal involving Latin America's largest construction firm, announced his resignation on Wednesday, CNN reports.

Peruvian President Kuczynski resigns amid corruption scandal

Peruvian President Kuczynski resigns amid corruption scandal

STEPANAKERT, MARCH 22, ARTSAKHPRESS:The resignation came one day shy of a congressional impeachment vote against Kuczynski, who made the announcement on national television but continued to deny any wrongdoing in a scandal involving nearly $800 million in alleged bribes paid by Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht.

"Facing this difficult situation that unfairly makes me look guilty of acts in which I have not participated, I think it's in the country's best interest for me to resign the republic's presidency," he said.

"I don't want to become a barrier for our country to find its way to the unity and harmony that we so much need and which I was denied."

Kuczynski, 79, called himself a victim of "subjective political acts," accused opposition leaders of a witch hunt and said his resignation would shield his family and the nation from further "uncertainty."


     

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