Peruvian police transferred former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo to a prison called Barbadillo after extraditing him from the United States. writer El Comercio. According to the publication, the politician, who was tried for up to 25 years in prison on suspicion of corruption, was detained for 18 months.
As stated, Toledo will remain in jail until all investigative measures related to his case are completed. The relevant decision was officially announced by the national penitentiary of the republic.
“Former President Alejandro Toledo is being held in Barbadillo Prison, where former provincial leaders Alberto Fujimori and Pedro Castillo are also held,” the report said.
According to investigators, Toledo ruled Peru from 2001 to 2006, involved in taking bribes from Brazilian construction companies, laundering money and using funds for personal needs. He was placed on the international wanted list on related charges. Meanwhile, every Peruvian president elected after 1985 was either in jail or there, or threatened with arrest.
Earlier media has been returned Toledo in Peru, where a politician was accused of taking bribes worth $35 million.