Peruvian media shared an audio message last week in which Otarola declares his love for a woman and requests her resume BBC News. It is said that the same woman later received orders from the government.
Otarola admits this is his voice in the audio message, but says it was actually recorded in 2021. At that time he was not yet active in the Peruvian Cabinet. Moreover, the content is “twisted and distorted,” he says.
However, these statements contradict previous statements made by Otarola. The 57-year-old politician previously said he had spoken to the woman in question only once, during a meeting. The woman previously stated that she had a brief relationship with Otarola.
According to Peruvian media, the woman was assigned two work assignments by Utarola, when he was still serving as Minister of Defense. This work earned her the equivalent of about 13 thousand euros.
