Peru ex-president extradited from US, taken to prison

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 24, 2023 9:56 am

Lima: Peru's former president Alejandro Toledo was jailed on Sunday (Monday in Manila), hours after arriving back in his homeland following extradition from the United States to face charges of money laundering and corruption during his mandate.

The 77-year-old, who served as Peru's president from 2001 to 2006, was flown in the evening by helicopter to the Barbadillo prison, journalists witnessed.

Handout picture distributed by the Peruvian National Police showing Peru's former president Alejandro Toledo being escorted on arrival after being extradited from the United States, at the Jorge Chavez international airport in Callao, Lima, on April 23, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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