The Judiciary on Tuesday
Judge Nayko Coronado Salazar, head of hearings for the aforementioned court, stated that the custodial sentence for Humala Tasso must be provisionally enforced, taking into account the period of time he was deprived of his liberty. It will be served in a prison facility designated by the National Penitentiary Institute (INPE).
"Taking into account his appearance at the hearing, the respective deprivation (of liberty) will expire on July 28, 2039, with the detention order to be executed by the police," the magistrate stated, specifying that it is a majority decision.
For the former First Lady, the 15-year prison sentence was decided unanimously. It will be calculated taking into account the 8 months and 16 days she was deprived of her liberty.
Since Heredia Alarcon did not appear for the reading of the early ruling, the judge ordered "the issuance of an arrest warrant against her, in order to locate her and place her at the court's disposal for enforcement of the sentence."
Other sentenced individuals
Likewise, Ilan Paul Heredia Alarcon, the former First Lady's brother in charge of managing the Nationalist Party's resources, was sentenced to 12 years of imprisonment.
The court issued an arrest warrant for him, in order to place him at the court's disposal.
Meanwhile, Nadine Heredia's mother, Antonia Alarcon; Rocio del Carmen Calderon Vinatea; and Eladio Mego Guevara were each sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment, though suspended for four years, subject to conduct rules.
In turn, Mario Julio Torres Aliaga was sentenced to 8 years in prison, to be served in a facility designated by the INPE.
The court also ordered the payment of civil reparation in the amount of S/10 million (US$2.68 million) to be paid jointly by the convicted individuals.
Arguments of the court
During the reading of the early ruling, Judge Nayko Coronado stated that the defendants were found guilty of the crime of aggravated money laundering, due to the improper contributions received by the Peruvian Nationalist Party for the 2006 and 2011 campaigns from Venezuela and Brazilian company Odebrecht.
The court considered that in both campaigns there was a "modus operandi" in the handling of the illicit contributions received for these presidential campaigns, involving fake contributors, financial transactions, and simulated employment contracts.
The Third National Collegiate Criminal Court is composed of Judges Nayko Coronado Salazar (head of hearings), Juana Caballero García, and Max Vengoa Valdiglesias.
At the conclusion of the reading, former President Ollanta Humala was surrounded by law enforcement agents.
Meanwhile, Antonia Alarcon told reporters outside her home that her daughter, Nadine Heredia, was hospitalized in a clinic.