Peru Comptroller-general begins investigation into earthquake reconstruction mismanagement

Six months after the magnitude-8 earthquake hit southern Peru, the comptroller-general’s office will begin a probe of Ica’s regional government for alleged irregularities in reconstruction contracts, says lawmaker Freddy Cerna Guzmán. Guzmán, a member of the Union for Peru party and a representive of the Ica congressional district, told Ideele Radio that preliminary investigations show [...]