The ''Mamanivideos '' scandal (also called Keikovideos and Kenjivideos) is a

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that occurred in

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in 2018 as part of the currently ongoing political crisis. It followed the release of videos filmed by Congressman Moisés Mamani showing opposition congressmen offering construction projects and special access to the presidency to help President

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avoid

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; this resulted in the resignation of Kuczynski. The videos also received the names of "Kenjivideos" and "Keikovideos" because of the involvement of Congressman

Kenji Fujimori Kenji Gerardo Fujimori Higuchi (born 19 May 1980) is a Peruvian businessman, Fujimorist politician and a former congressman representing Lima from 2011 until he was suspended from congressional duty in June 2018 in aftermath of the ''Kenjivideos ...

and other members of his political party, and

Keiko Fujimori Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi (; ja, 藤森恵子, Fujimori Keiko; born 25 May 1975) is a Peruvian politician. Fujimori is the eldest daughter of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori and Susana Higuchi. From August 1994 to November 2000, ...

. The name is similar to the "Vladi-videos" scandal of 2000 when

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was filmed bribing an opposition congressman to support

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's government.

Background

"Pro-vacancy" and "anti-vacancy" supporters stole voters. According to the main video, the dissident block of Kenji Fujimori was seeking to persuade congressmen to vote against the vacancy.

Discovery

At the beginning of 2018, complaints came from both sides over vote-buying. On March 20

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congressman Moises Mamani showed a collection of videos in which the aforementioned individuals were shown trying to bribe him. Hours later, a congresswoman from the same party, María Melgarejo from the

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, revealed that they tried to bribe her in the same way, on behalf of a congress member of the dissident bloc. The main media actor,

, justified the actions of his colleagues, stating "What has been seen (in the keikovideos) is a management conduct done by any authority".

Giuffra case

One day after the videos were released, two audiotapes were published, on which the then head of the Ministry of Transport and Communications Bruno Giuffra can be heard using the tactics seen in the videos. Although Fujimori does not appear in these recordings, he became embroiled in the Mamani scandal.

References

External links

Videos

'Keikovideo' #1.

'Keikovideo' #2.

'Keikovideo' #3.

'Keikovideo' #4.

'Keikovideo' #5.

'Keikovideo' #6.

Audios

Giuffra audios
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