A huge amount of money involved in corruption in Peru is reportedly at $860 million, per EFE. In light of this, an international Anticorruption Conference kicks off as the country fights for corruption which has been evident since the 1990s, Fox News Latino reports.

As the corrupt officials are reportedly continue doing their deeds, leading the nation to poverty, presidential candidates in the April 10 elections in Peru will be presenting their platforms against corruption. The conference is a three-day affair that marks as a hopeful start to finally eradicate corruption, the news agency notes.

Apparently, less than $1 billion, or exactly $860 million, have already been taken by corrupt officials since 2010, according to Fuad Khoury. The publication adds that there are already a recorded 21,500 criminal irregularities allegedly by 11,000 officials. Initial actions have already been taken, including banning officials for five years to hold public offices and indicting regional governors.

"The pending task is to see how we can solve the problem of decentralization, given that it has transferred a significant percentage of responsibilities without having organized (them properly)," Khoury said as quoted by the news outlet.

However, despite the move to stop corruction, top corruption buster Jose Ugaz reveals that Peru is in trouble as corruption is still evident and its people don't even know that they are affected by it, AQ reports.

"The big corruption cases raise awareness and provide lessons for the future, but the problem in Peru is that the lessons haven't been learned," Ugaz said of Peru's current political situation as quoted by the publication. "The worst part is that the victims of corruption aren't even aware they're victims."

Ugaz adds that one woman even thought that she isn't affected by it because she is not paying taxes. This is highly criticized by Ugaz, the famed lawyer who put a judge in prison after busting the magistrate for accepting bribes.

"She didn't know that her poverty is a consequence of corruption, that she lacks education, health care and housing because someone ran off with the money that should have been distributed to her," Ugaz said as quoted by the news agency. "In countries like mine, corruption has turned into a way of life."

Ugaz, known for cracking down high-profile politicians in corruption cases has opened up 200 cases against more than 1,500 officials, the news outlet reports.