Alejandro Toledo is one of the four former presidents of Peru splashed by the Odebrecht scandal, which brought members of Brazil’s political and business elite behind bars, and also dragged other figures in Latin American countries
The United States Department of State granted the extradition of former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006), requested by the justice of that country for corruption crimes, the Peruvian Prosecutor’s Office reported on Tuesday.
“The Office of the Prosecutor of the Nation, as the central authority in matters of extraditions, informs that it has been learned that the Department of State of the United States of America granted the extradition of Alejandro Toledo Manrique, for the crimes of collusion and money laundering.” , detailed the Prosecutor’s Office on Twitter.
Alejandro Toledo Manrique (2001 – 2006) is being investigated by the Peruvian justice for allegedly having requested bribes of up to 35 million dollars from the Odebrecht company, in exchange for the construction company being favored in the bidding for the work of the Interoceanic highway, that unites that country with Brazil.
The former president used then-security chief Avi Dan On as a go-between in the deal, and pushed for the bribe. All the amounts requested by the former president totaled 20 million dollars, according to Jorge Barata, a former director of Odebrecht in Peru.
In this regard, the Office for International Judicial Cooperation and Extraditions of the National Prosecutor’s Office has been coordinating with national and foreign authorities for the upcoming execution of his extradition.
– Public Ministry (@FiscaliaPeru) February 22, 2023
The United States announced in September of last year that would return to Peru 686,000 dollars allegedly obtained illegally by Toledo. The money was seized from a bank account by order of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Breon Peace. So far, the former president denies the charges and pleads not guilty.
Judge Richard Concepción Carhuancho ordered preventive detention for 18 months against the former president, as well as its capture internationallyin February 2017. That same year Toledo Manrique went to the United States.
He was arrested in July 2019 in California, where he lived with his wife, the Belgian Eliane Karp. He spent seven months in prison, but has been under house arrest since March 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic.
Alejandro Toledo is one of the four former presidents of Peru peppered by the Odebrecht scandal, which brought members of Brazil’s political and business elite behind bars, and also dragged other figures in Latin American countries.
The former presidents Ollanta Humala (2011-2016) and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (2016-2018) are also under the scrutiny of the Peruvian prosecutor. Alán García (1985-1990 and 2006-2011) committed suicide in 2019 in Lima when he was going to be arrested for this case.
With information from The Republic
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