Yesterday Saturday, the mayor of Corani held a press conference at which he said he was bringing criminal charges against four people, all members of the same family (the Tacar López family, to be exact) who will be accused of falisfying documents.
At the presser, mayor Edmundo Cáceres Guerra showed those present a copy of the original document signed between Corani politicos and Bear Creek Mining (BCM.v), which made no mention of supposed persoanl payments to him and to one other person, as per last week’s accusations. Accoridng to the mayor (translated), “The notary (who witnessed the signing ceremony), the mining company and we deny the accusations that have been made against us. The Tacar López family are those who are accusing us of these things, but with false documents.”