Peru's attorney general resigns over corruption probe

Peru's attorney general resigned on Tuesday amid accusations that he hindered a corruption probe involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht. In a letter presented to Peru's chief prosecutors, Pedro Chavarry said he was stepping down in order to preserve the autonomy of the Attorney General's Office and stop the country's president from intervening in other, independent branches of government.
Chavarry described himself as a "victim" of journalists, politicians and non-governmental organisations bent on having him removed from office and hounding him for performing his constitutional duties.
But his critics celebrated his resignation and described it as a move that would facilitate anti-corruption investigations in the South American country.