LIMA - Peru's former president Alan Garcia shot himself in the head on Wednesday to avoid arrest in connection with alleged bribes from Brazilian builder Odebrecht, taking his own life, in the most dramatic turn yet in Latin America's largest graft scandal.
A pugnacious politician considered one of Latin America's best orators, Garcia had long been dogged by graft allegations that he brushed off as baseless political smears. The investigation in Peru had picked up speed in recent months, with a judge ordering another former president, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, to jail before trial in connection with the company last week.
He said in the interview that he was not afraid of the investigation because"I believe in life after death."After police arrived at Garcia's house to arrest him early on Wednesday, Garcia told them he had to call his attorney, Interior Minister Carlos Moran said. Late last year, Garcia asked Uruguay for political asylum after he was banned from leaving the country while under investigation, calling Vizcarra a"dictator." Uruguay rejected the request."Garcia made a decision as a free man. It was a decision of dignity and honour," Mauricio Mulder, an APRA lawmaker, said in broadcast comments.
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