Peru's Executive Branch will back all investigations into bribes paid by Brazilian company Odebrecht to win contracts in past administrations, Prime Minister Fernando Zavala assured on Thursday.
In this sense, the government will fully cooperate with the Public Ministry to process relevant information and probe the case, the official affirmed.
Likewise, he anticipated corresponding measures by the Anti-Corruption Office to defend State's interests.
"The Ministerial Cabinet and the President [Pedro Pablo Kuczynski] himself are firmly committed to supporting all necessary probes […]," Zavala told RPP radio and TV news station.
"We are ‘cleaning the house,’ and we won’t stop until it’s completely clean," he stressed.
Peru is one of the 12 countries involved in Odebrecht's US$788-million kickbacks, acknowledged by the conglomerate in a plea deal with the United States government.
As is known, the Brazilian construction giant admitted to having paid bribes of up to US$29 million to government officials in Peru, "in order to secure public-works contracts."
As a result, Odebrecht benefited from over US$143 million between 2005 and 2014 in Peru, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
The period in question covers three previous presidencies: Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006), Alan Garcia (2006-2011) and Ollanta Humala (2011-2016).
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