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Former Peruvian President Alan Garcia has shot himself after police arrived at his house on April 17, 2019 to arrest him in an ongoing corruption case. PHOTO | CRIS BOURONCLE | AFP
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[SIZE=6]Facing arrest, Peru ex-president shoots himself: lawyer[/SIZE] By AFP More by this AuthorIN SUMMARY
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[li]“This morning there was a regrettable accident: the president took the decision to shoot himself,” Erasmo Reyna, Garcia’s lawyer, told reporters outside the hospital.[/li][/ul] LIMA,
Peru’s former president Alan Garcia shot himself in the head at his home Wednesday as police were about to arrest him in a sprawling corruption case, his lawyer and hospital officials said.
The 69-year-old Garcia was undergoing surgery for “a bullet wound to his head” at the Casimiro Ulloa Emergency Hospital in Lima, the hospital said.
“This morning there was a regrettable accident: the president took the decision to shoot himself,” Erasmo Reyna, Garcia’s lawyer, told reporters outside the hospital.
Reminds me of a video posted here some years ago of a certain politician who called a press conference to refute corruption allegations.
When he rose to read his speech, the dude just pulled a pistol and shot himself in the mouth on live TV.