Peru judge throws out Keiko Fujimori's money laundering trial

14/1/2025 6:22

A Peruvian judge on Monday threw out a money laundering trial that began last year involving former presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, who was accused of received illegal funds from a Brazilian construction company and local firms.



The politician, daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, faced up to 30 years in jail over the charges of leading a criminal organization that received illegal contributions for her 2011 and 2016 electoral campaigns.



Judge Mercedes Caballero said in a hearing that Fujiori, alongside other defendants, were excluded from the trial in compliance with a recent ruling by the country's constitutional court, which had excluded another defendant on the grounds that his right to defense was violated.