VOICED : Candidato peruano Lescano niega que su esposa chilena sea pariente de Pinochet

Johnny Lescano, a Peruvian presidential candidate, denies claims that his wife is related to the late Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. His wife, Patricia Contador, is a Chilean lawyer whose family has ties to the Chilean military. Lescano, leading in polls for the April 11 elections, dismisses the claims as a smear campaign. He met his wife in the 1980s while studying in Santiago. Lescano proposes to request the return of the Huáscar ship from Chile, sparking mixed reactions in Peru. Pinochet ruled Chile for nearly 17 years, relinquishing power in 1990.

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