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| Peru corruption: Former president Alan García seeks asylum | |
| (about 11 hours later) | |
| Peru's former president has requested asylum at the Uruguayan embassy after being barred from leaving the country. | Peru's former president has requested asylum at the Uruguayan embassy after being barred from leaving the country. |
| Alan García is accused of taking bribes from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht in exchange for government contracts to build a metro line in the Peruvian capital, Lima. | |
| The two-time president denies the charges and says he is the victim of political persecution. | The two-time president denies the charges and says he is the victim of political persecution. |
| A court banned him from leaving Peru while an investigation is carried out. | A court banned him from leaving Peru while an investigation is carried out. |
| Peru's foreign ministry confirmed Mr García had requested asylum from the Uruguayan embassy in Lima on Saturday, hours after the court order was issued. | |
| The request "should be evaluated by the government of Uruguay", the foreign ministry said in a statement. | The request "should be evaluated by the government of Uruguay", the foreign ministry said in a statement. |
| Uruguay is yet to confirm whether it will grant Mr García asylum. | |
| The corruption allegations refer to his second term in office, between 2006 and 2011. | The corruption allegations refer to his second term in office, between 2006 and 2011. |
| Mr García first led the South American country from 1985 to 1990. |
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