Peruvian ex-president sentenced to more than 20 years in bribery case

Alejandro Toledo is the latest Latin American person to beryllium implicated successful the Odebrecht corruption scandal.

Peruvian ex-President Alejandro Toledo has been sentenced to much than 20 years successful prison, the latest Latin American person to beryllium jailed successful transportation with the Odebrecht operation firm corruption scandal.

Toledo was convicted of taking $35m successful bribes from the Brazilian operation steadfast successful speech for a freeway operation contract, and was sentenced to 20 years and six months successful situation connected Monday.

“I privation to spell to a backstage clinic. I inquire you delight to fto maine get amended oregon dice astatine home,” Toledo said astatine a proceeding past week, saying that helium was dealing with wellness issues stemming from cancer.

The 78-year-old erstwhile person of the Andean nation, who served successful bureau from 2001 to 2006, received 1 of the harshest sentences yet handed retired successful transportation to Odebrecht’s run of bribery successful speech for governmental favours across the continent.

During a yearlong trial, Toledo consistently denied charges of wealth laundering and collusion levelled against him by prosecutors. He was archetypal arrested successful the United States successful 2019 aft Peru requested his extradition, and was sent backmost determination successful 2022 aft years of ineligible statement implicit his imaginable extradition.

Odebrecht-related scandals person led to the jailing of officials successful Peru, Panama, and Ecuador. Probes of corruption by the operation elephantine person besides occurred successful countries specified arsenic Guatemala and Mexico. The institution has since changed its sanction to Novonor.

In 2019, Peru jailed 14 apical lawyers portion they were investigated for allegations of providing the steadfast with preferential attraction successful nationalist works contracts.

Toledo volition service his condemnation successful a situation connected the outskirts of the Peruvian superior of Lima, specially constructed to location erstwhile presidents.

He whitethorn soon person further company.

Two much ex-presidents, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and Ollanta Humala, are nether probe successful akin cases related to Odebrecht.

Former President Pedro Castillo is besides being detained arsenic helium faces charges of “rebellion” aft a failed effort to dissolve Congress successful 2022.

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