The Latest: Peru's leader says nation's democracy is at risk
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The Latest on impeachment proceedings against Peru's president (all times local):10 a.m.
Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski says the nation's democracy is at risk with a pending impeachment vote that could remove him from office.
In his initial remarks to lawmakers Thursday, Kuczynski said he came to look them in the eye and state, "I am not corrupt and I have not lied."
The president is presenting a detailed account of the $782,000 in payments provided to his Westfield Capital consulting firm by Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.
Odebrecht is at the center of Latin America's largest corruption scandal.
The payments were made over a decade ago.