Ex-Peru leader seeks asylum

LIMA: Former president Alan Garcia has sought asylum in the embassy of Uruguay in Lima after being barred from leaving the country pending a corruption probe, Peru’s foreign ministry said. Garcia, who was twice president of Peru, is under investigation for bribes allegedly paid by Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht to secure contracts during his second presidency from 2006 to 2011. Garcia has admitted to paying US$29mil (RM121mil) in bribes to Peruvian officials over the course of three administrations.