Peru president quizzed by prosecutors over links to Brazil's Odebrecht

Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was being questioned Thursday by anti-corruption prosecutors over his links to Odebrecht, a disgraced Brazilian construction firm that has admitted to bribing officials to secure public works contracts.

The president's press service told AFP: "President Kuczynski is in a reserved meeting with the prosecutors since 9:30 am (1430 GMT) in the Government Palace."

Source: AFP