Peruvian ex-President suicide note read during funeral

Peruvian ex-president Alan Garcia wrote in an alleged suicide note read by family members at a wake on Friday that he had killed himself in order to avoid humiliation at the hands of his political enemies.

In the letter, Mr García stated that he did not have to suffer the “injustices” of being arrested for alleged acts of corruption.

In what was the most dramatic event in the sprawling Odebrecht scandal – an investigation into how the company bribed officials or electoral candidates across Latin America in exchange for lucrative building contracts – Mr García ended his life on Wednesday to avoid arrest.

Via BBC