Peru court hands ex-President Toledo new 13-year corruption sentence

Alejandro Toledo is 1 of 5 erstwhile Peruvian presidents jailed successful caller years arsenic governmental turbulence continues.

A Peruvian tribunal has sentenced erstwhile President Alejandro Toledo to 13 years and 4 months successful situation for wealth laundering, his 2nd condemnation successful transportation with wide corruption.

Toledo is 1 of 5 ex-presidents imprisoned successful caller years successful Peru, including ex-President Martin Vizcarra, who was released by a tribunal connected Wednesday arsenic helium awaits proceedings for allegedly taking bribes much than a decennary ago.

Toledo, 79, who was president from 2001 to 2006, was recovered blameworthy of utilizing bribe wealth from the Brazilian operation elephantine Odebrecht, present known arsenic Novonor, to get high-value existent estate.

According to prosecutors, Toledo and his woman utilized $5.1m to bargain a location and an bureau successful an upscale Lima neighbourhood and to wage disconnected mortgages connected 2 different properties. The funds were funnelled done an offshore institution successful Costa Rica that Toledo created to launder the illicit cash, the prosecution said.

Toledo’s condemnation connected Wednesday follows a condemnation of 20 years and six months handed down successful October 2024, erstwhile helium was recovered blameworthy of accepting up to $35m successful bribes from Odebrecht successful speech for awarding the institution lucrative nationalist works contracts.

During his yearlong trial, Toledo consistently denied charges of wealth laundering and collusion levelled against him by prosecutors.

His 2 sentences volition beryllium served concurrently.

Toledo, an economist with degrees from Stanford University and the University of San Francisco, is serving his condemnation astatine a situation connected a Lima constabulary base.

Two different ex-presidents, Ollanta Humala and Pedro Castillo, are besides presently being held successful the peculiar installation built for erstwhile leaders of the country.

Former President Martin Vizcarra was besides being held astatine the aforesaid facility; however, a apical Peruvian tribunal connected Wednesday ordered his merchandise portion helium awaits proceedings for allegedly taking bribes portion helium was politician of the Moquegua portion 11 years ago.

A tribunal ordered Peru’s ex-President Martin Vizcarra’s merchandise portion helium awaits proceedings connected Wednesday [File: AFP]

Vizcarra was jailed last month up of his trial, successful which the prosecution has asked that helium person a 15-year sentence. He has denied the charges against him, stating that they are a signifier of governmental persecution.

He had planned to tally for president again successful 2026.

The Odebrecht corruption cases, portion of the wider “Car Wash” scandal, person implicated governments crossed Latin America and astir each of Peru’s presidents this century.

Another erstwhile leader, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, 86, is presently connected proceedings for his alleged relation successful the scheme, with prosecutors seeking a 35-year situation sentence.

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