Peru's former President Alejandro arrested

Peru
# 17 July 2019 04:38 (UTC +04:00)

Peru's former President Alejandro Toledo has been arrested in the US, the Peruvian authorities say, APA reports citing BBC

The chief prosecutor's office said his arrest was in connection with an extradition request issued in March last year.

Mr Toledo is accused of taking $20m in bribes from the Brazilian construction company, Odebrecht, during his time in office between 2001 and 2006.

He denies all the charges and says they are politically motivated.

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