Robust Web of Corruption: Peru's Intelligence Chief Vladimiro Montesinos: Epilogue Case Solution
In 1990, President Alberto Fujimori swept to power in Peru on a wave of public enthusiasm for his promised reforms. Really, over the next five years Fujimori accomplished something of an economic turnaround miracle. He also vanquished a homegrown terrorist movement and demonstrated a willing partner in the war against drugs. The international community, including the US, admired and supported him. By Fujimori's side stood a shadowy body, Vladimiro Montesinos. Never appointed to any official office, Montesinos nonetheless became the virtual head of the intelligence service, and he exercised unique influence over Fujimori. His standing was as Mr. Fix-it: he could get anything done. Both Fujimori and the US (he had a relationship with the CIA) profited from his services.
With Montesinos' behind-the-scenes help, the government of Fujimori became ever more authoritarian, extending executive influence over the legislature, the military and the judiciary. But with the television airing of a videotape in which he bribed an opposition representative, the reason for Montesinos' extraordinary effectiveness was dramatically exposed in September 2000. This case sheds light on rarely covered corruption within the country. It describes Montesinos' rise to power, and the mechanics and protocols of bribery and fraud. HKS Case Number 1722.0
PUBLICATION DATE: February 01, 2005 PRODUCT #: HKS578-HCB-ENG
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