The 78-year-old former president of Peru, Alejandro Toledo, was sentenced to 20 years and 6 months in prison for corruption and money laundering. The decision was announced yesterday in Lima, as he was found guilty of accepting bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht in a major scandal that rocked the political landscape in many Latin American countries. It is the first conviction and sentencing of a former head of the Andean state in the case, which sparked an investigation originally launched in Brazil under the code name Lava Jato (“express car wash”). “This court approves the requests of the prosecution” to impose “a prison sentence of 20 years and 6 months on Mr. Alejandro Toledo Manrique”, announced the seat, with the former president present. The former Peruvian strongman, who listened to the verdict looking perfectly calm, was accused of taking $35 million from the former Odebrecht — now renamed Novonor — to help her secure public […]
Source: News Beast
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