Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski speaks to the media after his arrival at Mariscal Sucre Airport in Quito, Ecuador May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Henry Romero
LIMA (Reuters) - The government of Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said on Thursday that it was firing its special counsel in a corruption probe of Brazilian builder Odebrecht, sparking accusations of interference.
Justice Minister Marisol Perez said she dismissed special attorney Katherine Ampuero for blocking Odebrecht's sale of its irrigation company Olmos. Perez said the decision put thousands of jobs at risk and deprived the state of revenues it would have seized as payment for reparations under a new anti-graft law.
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