Peru's Garcia denies corruption claims in suicide note

Close aides to Peruvian ex-president Alan Garcia, who committed suicide, carry his casket accompanied by thousands of APRA party loyalists in a downtown Lima funeral procession

What you need to know:

  • The sweeping affair, which has tainted politicians across Latin America, swept up another Peruvian ex-president when a judge ordered 80 year-old Pedro Pablo Kuczynski jailed for up to three years on Odebrecht-related money laundering charges.