Garcia’s death highlights Peru corruption scandals
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Gideon Long, Andean Correspondent
As police converged on his home in Lima on Wednesday, former Peruvian president Alan García shot himself in the head rather than submit to arrest in a corruption case.
His death, hours later, was the latest tragic chapter of a long tale of graft scandals in the Latin American country.
