Ecuador arrests five, including VP's relative, in Odebrecht sweep


  • World
  • Saturday, 03 Jun 2017

Chief Prosecutor Carlos Baca addresses the media after Ecuador arrested five people, including a relative of the Vice President, and raided several companies as part of a local investigation into Brazilian construction company Odebrecht's corruption scandal, in Quito, Ecuador June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Daniel Tapia

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador arrested five people on Friday including a relative of the vice president, and raided several companies as part of a local investigation into Brazilian construction company Odebrecht's corruption scandal.

The state prosecutor's office did not provide names, but Vice President Jorge Glas, who oversaw the oil and infrastructure sectors while serving as strategic sectors minister, said a relative of his was among the detained.

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