Peru's president faces impeachment proceedings over payments

Politicians in Peru have initiated impeachment proceedings against President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski over payments a decade ago from a Brazilian company at the heart of Latin America's biggest corruption scandal.

Fri, 15 Dec, 2017 - 18:55

In a special session on Friday, 27 of 130 members of congress approved launching the process to oust the president.

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