The former president of Peru was sentenced to 20 years in prison
Peru's local media announced that the country's former president has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison on charges of bribery and corruption.
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency, citing the Times, the local media of Peru announced that “Alejandro Toledo” the former president of this country on charges Financial corruption was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison.
Toledo is accused of accepting $35 million in bribes from a Brazilian construction company to In return, permit to build a highway in Peru for this company.
The Supreme National Court of Specialized Criminal Justice in Lima, the capital of Peru, confirmed this verdict after years Legal disputes, including a dispute over whether Toledo, which from 2001 to 2006 Ruled Peru, can be extradited from the United States or not.