“Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Extradited and Faces Corruption Charges”

2023-04-23 14:42:26

Upon his arrival at the Jorge Chávez airport, the former president was received by the head of Interpol, Colonel López Aedo, and by the General Commander of the PNP, Jorge Angulo.

Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006) arrived this Sunday morning on Peruvian soil on a flight from the United States to be prosecuted by the justice of his country for alleged acts of corruption framed in the Odebrecht case.

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The former president is accused of having received millions of dollars from Odebrecht in exchange for public works tenders. Prosecutors leading the investigation have asked for 20 years and six months in prison.

Toledo arrived in the Peruvian capital on a flight from Los Angeles and in the custody of Interpol agents. At the Jorge Chávez international airport in Lima, he was received by prosecutors and police.

The lawyer for former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo, Roberto Su, reiterated this Sunday that the 77-year-old former president has “many ailments and cancer,” and that his rights have not been respected, after his arrival in Peru, extradited by the United States. Joined.

The lawyer told reporters outside the Police Aviation Directorate (DIPA), near the Jorge Chávez airport, while waiting to enter and be present at the legal proceedings to which Toledo is subjected in Peruvian territory.

The lawyer stated that the former president (2001-2006) has the right to have a lawyer “to safeguard his integrity” because he is a person whose “rights have not been respected.”


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