Peru's former President Alejandro Toledo spent his
first night at Barbadillo Prison, where he will be held in preventive detention for 18 months after being extradited to Peru for the Interoceanic Highway case.
Toledo was transferred to the prison where former presidents Alberto Fujimori and Pedro Castillo are also being held.
The ex-president's transfer was made by helicopter from Los Cibeles police station in Lima's Rimac district at around 7:00 p.m.
The transfer came after an identity check hearing held at National Criminal Chamber and after been extradited from the United States due to charges against him.
The former president arrived in Peru on Sunday morning. He was extradited from the United States to be brought before the Peruvian justice system for the prosecution of corruption cases that he was accused of regarding the concession for the construction of the South Interoceanic Highway.
The aircraft that transported him landed at Jorge Chavez International Airport, at about 7:00 a.m. (local time), half an hour earlier than expected (7:30 a.m.).
Toledo was brought to his native country after six years in which Peruvian authorities requested his extradition.
Alejandro Toledo —who resided in the U.S.— is being investigated by the Peruvian justice for having allegedly received a bribe worth US$35 million from Brazilian construction companies to favor them in the bidding for the South Interoceanic Highway, while he was President of the Republic (2001-2006).
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Published: 4/24/2023