Peru has had five presidents in seven years. Is Castillo next to go?
LIMA, Peru — For Peruvians, the news was as familiar as it was disheartening — the country’s chief prosecutor filing a 376-page complaint, based on an extensive documentary trail and the testimony of multiple witnesses, accusing the president of taking kickbacks for infrastructure contracts and selling jobs in the public bureaucracy. Chief prosecutor Patricia Benavides is asking Peru’s Congress to lift Pedro Castillo’s presidential immunity just 14 months after he took office, clearing the way for his criminal prosecution and potential ouster. The release of the complaint Tuesday came just hours after the arrests…Read more …