Peru's ex-President Alejandro Toledo on Sunday evening was transferred, by helicopter, to Barbadillo Prison situated in the National Police's Directorate of Special Operations (Diroes) headquarters in Lima's Ate district, from Los Cibeles police complex in the district of Rimac.
His lawyer, Roberto Su, had announced that the former president was going to be transferred by helicopter to said facility.
The transfer of Toledo comes after an identity check hearing held at National Criminal Chamber and after been extradited from the United States.
The ex-president must serve 18 months of preventive detention that have been imposed on him for the Ecoteva case.
Currently, former President Alberto Fujimori is serving his sentence at the same prison, while ex-President Pedro Castillo is held there in pretrial detention.
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: 4/23/2023