12:08 | San Francisco (U.S.), Oct. 11.
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria has ordered the release on bail of
ex-Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo on October 22 if an alternative detention arrangement is not found.
According to the resolution, if the U.S. Government is able to identify an alternative to Toledo's solitary confinement, it may file a motion at the Court seeking relief from this ruling. Any such motion must be filed no later than October 22.
If the government files an emergency motion with the Court of Appeals by that date, the stay will be automatically extended to October 29, to give the court time to act on the motion.
Likewise, Toledo's response must be filed by October 25 at the latest.
"Absent the filing of a motion with the Court of Appeals or with this Court seeking relief from this ruling, Toledo must be released on October 22, subject to the restriction recommended by the pretrial services office," the federal judge ruled Thursday.
Furthermore, in a statement sent to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Assistant U.S. Attorney Elise LaPunzina pointed out Toledo himself asked for the special security measures in jail, which included solitary confinement.
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Published: 10/11/2019