The coordinating prosecutor of the Lava Jato Special Team, Rafael Vela, reported that the former president Alexander Toledo He has been notified of the decision of the United States to grant his extradition to the Peruvian courts and this would make it possible for him to turn himself in voluntarily.
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“In principle, what we have been informed is that Toledo has already been notified of the decision of the North American State (to hand him over) to the Peruvian justice system. he (he could present himself) voluntarily to the North American authorities so that finally, after completing the administrative procedures, he can take the corresponding flight ”, Prosecutor Vela told RPP.
For Rafael Vela, for Toledo to finally appear before the Peruvian courts “has been the effort of multiple institutions within the Peruvian State.”
Vela recalled that the extradition request for the Interoceanic case that is being pursued against Alejandro Toledo was raised by the office of prosecutor José Domingo Pérez, which was finally upheld by an American judge, who certified the extradition process.
“From that point of view, there is no longer any kind of discussion about the arguments or even the defense strategies of Mr. Toledo. All that debate is exhausted, all that remains is the finalization of the decision of the North American justice and of the authorities of the Department of State of the United States to hand over Mr. Toledo “the prosecutor explained.
As recalled, the United States Department of State approved the extradition of former President Alejandro Toledo, accused of receiving US$35 million in bribes from the construction company Odebrecht and who had been a fugitive in the North American country since 2017.
