18:24 | San Francisco (U.S.), Apr. 19.
U.S. Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Thomas S. Hixson, ordered former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo to turn himself in to U.S. Marshal agents on Friday, April 21, 2023, at 9 a.m. (11 a.m. Peruvian time)
to proceed with his extradition to Peru.
The order comes after the United States Department of Justice requested to issue a new arrest warrant for the ex-president, in order to continue with the extradition, various media outlets reported on Wednesday.
During a virtual court hearing held this afternoon, the ex-president's defense stated that
no additional appeals will be filed to avoid delaying the execution of the extradition.
Alejandro Toledo —who resides in the U.S.— is being investigated by the Peruvian justice for having allegedly received a bribe worth nearly US$32 million from the Brazilian Odebrecht company to favor it in the bidding for the Interoceanic Highway, while he was President of the Republic (2001-2006).
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Published: 4/19/2023