Rafael Vela at the request of Odebrecht: “An effective cooperation agreement has never been violated”

Rafael Vela, prosecutor-coordinator of the Lava Jato team, assured on Tuesday that effective cooperation agreements with the company have always been respected. Odebrecht and stated that they had not yet been notified of the decision taken public service Brazilian. This happened after the Brazilian authorities suspended the legal cooperation agreement with Peru in connection with this case at the request of the same company.

“There are a number of alleged facts, which we will, of course, explain in due time, rejecting them, because we are sure that in no case have we violated the terms of the current cooperation agreement, conditions of Peruvian and foreign law. Dr. José Domingo Pérez on Thursday last week, that is, before Odebrecht made this request to the Brazilian justice system, conducted the trial in an absolutely normal manner, and in this trial there was no controversy or dissatisfaction or relevant data that we now have to find out in a surprising way, ”said the prosecutor. Things as they are from RPP news.

Rafael Vela pointed out that among the reasons that Odebrecht gives in favor of suspending this process effective cooperation this is due to “obvious dissatisfaction and old reasons”, as well as the fact that they do not accept his presence as a witness in international arbitrations involving Rutas de Lima and Gasoducto del Sur.

“These are obvious dissatisfaction, old reasons, about some procedural points that have long been worked out. These are, apparently, disagreements that have been detailed for quite a long time. Rutas de Lima, of which Odebrecht is a party. Apparently, they also object to my presence as a witness in international arbitrations in which a number of disputes are being discussed related to the execution of the Rutas de Lima and Gasoducto del Sur concession,” he said.

The measure does not affect litigation

On the other hand, Rafael Vela assured that this measure is a temporary suspension and it is premature to argue that the lawsuits may be damaged by the decision of the Brazilian authorities.

“There is a temporary suspension, but the litigation allows the proceedings to be rescheduled, of course always seeking a better understanding of the situation, assuming that we are in the best spirit of what is in line with these negotiating aspects in effective cooperation, but always with the confidence that we have not allowed any violations,” he said.

Finally, the prosecutor explained that the former leaders Odebrecht are required to testify at trials against the former president Ollanta Humala.

“We have not come to take any evidence or carry out any particular procedure, we have come to prepare everything necessary for the former officials of the company to fulfill their obligation, which is to testify in the oral trial of Mr. on Humal Tasso and other defendants. , “carried out.