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00:01A Peruvian court sentenced former President Martín Vizcarra Cornejo to 14 years in prison
00:06after finding him guilty of taking bribes during his term as governor of the southern
00:10region of Moquegua between 2011 and 2014.
00:14According to the verdict, Vizcarra accepted bribes, equivalent to $676,000, from construction
00:22firms in exchange for public works contracts.
00:25The former president denied the charges, claiming he was a victim of political persecution.
00:30The sentence includes a nine-year disqualification from holding any public office, a fine of an
00:36equivalent of over $28,000, and the payment of almost $700,000 in civil damages.
00:42The court ruled that the sentence is effective and immediately enforceable, and ordered his
00:48arrest and imprisonment in a penitentiary, regardless of any appeal filed by his defense
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