Revealing the "total truth" is "essential" for Odebrecht, says its vice president

Revealing the "total truth" about the acts of corruption in which the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht was involved, not only in Peru, but throughout the world, is an "essential" need for the company, for which "not to reveal everything would be a disaster".

Lima, Nov 9 (EFE) .- Revealing the "total truth" about the corruption incidents in which the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht was involved, not only in Peru, but throughout the world, is a "essential" need for the company, for which "not to reveal everything would be a disaster".

This was stated today in statements to Efe in Lima the vice president and global director of Compliance of the multinational, Michael F. Munro, responsible for launching the institutional reform of the company to suppress corrupt practices and re-launch its image.

"If not We completely reveal everything, it will be a disaster. Peru, it would not make sense, "affirmed the American lawyer.

Munro expressed himself this way the day in which Peruvian prosecutors will question in Brazil the former manager of the company, Marcelo Odebrecht, for the possible involvement of former presidents Ollanta Humala (2011-2016) and Alan García (2006-2011), as well as opposition leader Keiko Fujimori in acts of corruption of the company.

The vice president was categorical in pointing out that the company has already changed its practices and that its intentions are "to cooperate fully and be completely transparent "before the judicial authorities that require it, before which they will not" retain anything. "

In this sense, he pointed out that the survival of the company involves convincing the people that "Odebrecht has changed", a "hard" but possible work that depends on cooperation agreements and public perception in each country where the scandals leapt of corruption of the construction company.

Thus, Munro emphasized that the company can sustain its new business practices of transparency "with documented facts", with what it expects also overcome the social and political suspicions to return to work normally.

In this regard, he referred to the decrees formulated by the Peruvian President's Government Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, who in practice prevents the company from continuing to work in Peru, a decision that Munro said he hopes will soon be reversed.

"What we need to do in Peru is continue to give those true and accurate information, so that the country and its people can decide if that is enough or if they want punishment (...) We are a company completely transformed in terms of corruption, and we hope that society gives us a second chance, but that depends only on the people, "he added.

In any case, Munro said that the The decision not to let the company work could have "a negative impact on the whole country" and above all on innocent employees who were not involved in corruption.

In any case, the official stressed that the relationship between Odebrecht and the Peruvian prosecutor's office is taking place with "complete good faith" and that the agreements that may come out between the parties will be "completely appropriate".

In Peru, the justice system is working to follow the trail of 29 million dollars that Odebrecht admitted having handed over to Peruvian officials between 2005 and 2014 for adjudge works, which includes the government periods of Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006), Garcia and Humala.

At the moment, Toledo flees from the Justice in the US. arrest warrant for receiving bribes, while Humala is jailed for the alleged illegal financing of his party with money from the Brazilian company.