7 March 2024
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2024-03-07 11:08
Peru's Prime Minister Alberto Otarola resigned on Tuesday amid allegations of influence-peddling to help a young woman he is said to have addressed lovingly in a recording released by news media.
He told media the recording was made in 2021when he was not a government official, and was manipulated and edited as part of a conspiracy by his political opponents. He had previously denied committing any crimes after the recording was made public.
Peruvian media published a recording over the weekend purporting to be of Otarola attempting to improperly influence government contracts in which he spoke to a woman who later went on to work in various government roles.