2008 Peru oil scandal
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The 2008 Peru oil scandal started after a
Council of Ministers. The scandal led to the resignation of Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo and the appointment of a new cabinet headed by Yehude Simon.[2]
Tape
On October 5, 2008, TV
APRA, the party that was currently in office. In the tape, they discussed secretive $10,000 monthly payments to Quimper, León and Ernesto Arias-Schreiber, the legal representative of the company Discover in Peru, in exchange for steering lucrative petroleum contracts to explore offshore oil blocks and gas fields in Peru Discover's way.[1]
Consequences
Thousands of workers, including teachers, builders and doctors protested in Peru calling for the resignation of the government.Lambayeque Region and is from outside the ruling party.[5]
On February 16, 2016, a Peruvian court acquitted Rómulo León, former Petroperu president César Gutiérrez, former Perupetro president Daniel Saba, former Discover Petroleum director Jostein Kjerstad and six other defendants in the case. Meanwhile, Peru's
statutes of limitations exonerated Alberto Quimper when he turned 75 years old. [6]
References
- ^ a b c "Oil contract scandal shakes Peru". BBC News. 2008-10-07.
company involved, Discover Petroleum of Norway, has denied any role in the scandal.
- ^ a b Peru's Garcia Swears in New Ministers Amid Scandal
- ^ Protesters decry Peru corruption
- ^ Oil row brings down Peru cabinet
- ^ Leftist heads Peru's new cabinet
- ^ Peru officials acquitted in ‘Petroaudios’ oil scandal from 2008. Peru Reports