Former President of Peru Alejandro Toledo arrived in Lima Sunday after being extradited from the United States to face charges he allegedly received millions of dollars in bribes in a giant corruption scandal that has ensnared four of Peru's ex-presidents.
In this photo released by Peru's National Police officers escort former President Alejandro Toledo upon his arrival, extradited from the United States, to the airport in Lima, Sunday, April 23, 2023. Former President Alejandro Toledo arrived in Lima Sunday after being extradited from the United States to face charges he allegedly received millions of dollars in bribes in a giant corruption scandal that has ensnared four of Peru's ex-presidents.
Police and officials from Peru's prosecutor's office received Toledo, 77, at Lima's airport early Sunday. Police released a photo of Toledo, looking disheveled, accompanied by agents. He was transferred to a court in Lima's historic center. He had sought a stay on his extradition, pending a legal challenge to the U.S. State Department's decision to send him back to Peru, but a court of appeals denied his latest motion and a federal judge ordered him to surrender.
Prison officials in Peru have not decided where Toledo will be held but have said it could be the prison that already holds ex-president Alberto Fujimori and ex-president Pedro Castillo . Fujimori is serving a 25-year prison sentence for his role in the murders of 25 Peruvians during his administration. Castillo is being held in pretrial detention while being investigated for rebellion in attempting to dissolve Parliament in 2022.
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