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Peru ex-president Garcia asked for asylum in Uruguay: foreign ministry
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS NOVEMBER 18, 2018 / 3:45 PM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO
Peru ex-president Garcia asked for asylum in Uruguay: foreign ministry
LIMA (Reuters) - Former Peruvian President Alan Garcia entered the Uruguayan embassy and applied for asylum, hours after being banned from leaving the country while under investigation for corruption, the Peruvian foreign ministry said on Sunday.
Garcia entered the embassy and home of the Uruguayan ambassador in a residential Lima neighborhood on Saturday night and requested asylum, according to a statement from the foreign ministry.
Garcia “has requested asylum from that country, in accordance with the provisions of the Convention on Diplomatic Asylum of 1954, of which Peru and Uruguay are parties,” the foreign ministry said, adding the request “should be evaluated by the government of Uruguay.”
Officials at the Uruguayan embassy did not immediately respond to request for comment.
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Peru ex-president Garcia asked for asylum in Uruguay: foreign ministry
LIMA (Reuters) - Former Peruvian President Alan Garcia entered the Uruguayan embassy and applied for asylum, hours after being banned from leaving the country while under investigation for corruption, the Peruvian foreign ministry said on Sunday.
Garcia entered the embassy and home of the Uruguayan ambassador in a residential Lima neighborhood on Saturday night and requested asylum, according to a statement from the foreign ministry.
Garcia “has requested asylum from that country, in accordance with the provisions of the Convention on Diplomatic Asylum of 1954, of which Peru and Uruguay are parties,” the foreign ministry said, adding the request “should be evaluated by the government of Uruguay.”
Officials at the Uruguayan embassy did not immediately respond to request for comment.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-peru-asylum/peru-ex-president-garcia-asked-for-asylum-in-uruguay-foreign-ministry-idUSKCN1NN0S2