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Peruvian firm denies corrupt links to Odebrecht

Xinhua, February 26, 2017 Adjust font size:

Peruvian engineering firm, Ingenieros Civilesy Contratistas Generales (ICCGSA), a partner of embattled Brazilian company Odebrecht, has denied any knowledge of bribes paid to ex-president Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006), it said in a statement on Saturday.

In a report to the supervising authority of Peru's stock market, ICCGSA rejected a confession by Odebrecht's former Peru boss, Jorge Barata, in which he said the partners knew about the bribes.

"We deny the allegations...and state that neither ICCGSA, nor its executives, had any knowledge or participated in the illicit acts recognized by Odebrecht...our company will comply with authorities, should it be required," read the statement.

According to Barata, two Peruvian firms, ICCGSA and Granay Montero participated in corrupt acts alongside Odebrecht to gain access to various infrastructure projects in the country.

Peru's prosecutor-general has accused Toledo of receiving around 20 million U.S. dollars in bribes to grant Odebrecht the construction of the Interoceanic Highway between Peru and Brazil.

The other Peruvian company accused by Barata, Granay Montero, also denied on Friday any knowledge of bribes paid to the ex-president, who is currently in the U.S. and subject to an international arrest warrant.

The Odebrecht corruption scandal has involved many of Latin America's leading political figures, including the governments of three former Peruvian presidents, Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006), Alan Garcia (2006-2011) and Ollanta Humala (2011-2016). Enditem