Jorge Barata will not cooperate with the Peruvian justice system, says his lawyer – Caretas Politics

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Carlos Kauffmann, the lawyer of the former director of Odebtecht in Peru, Jorge Barata, said that the effective cooperation agreement that his client had with the Peruvian justice system was terminated because the Judge mach 36 months of protective custody against him.

In statements to the EFE group, the lawyer indicated that Barata would no longer participate in the processes related to the Lava Jato case, as he believed that the measure issued was the face of a former chief executive of a Brazilian construction company in violation of the cooperation agreement between Brazil and Peru.

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Kauffmann indicated that they will try to revoke the prison request against Jorge Barata, because although Brazil does not extradite its citizens, the Brazilian engineer would be open to capture abroad if requested through Interpol.

Over the years, Jorge Barata has given more than 60 statements in cases involving former presidents, ministers and other state officials accused of receiving bribes or funding for the political campaigns have, in exchange for favoring Odebrecht in public tenders.