Peru requests the extradition of former president Toledo

The Peruvian courts intend to try former President Alejandro Toledo and his wife for a case of money laundering.

The Minister of Justice and Human Rights of Peru, Eduardo Vega, declared that the Council of Ministers approved a second request for the extradition of former President Alejandro Toledo and his wife, Eliane Karp, to the Government of the United States (USA), to be tried in Peru.

El ministro indicó que se ha creado un mecanismo lo más eficiente posible para que una vez detectadas aquellas señales de amenazas, se pueda activar un protocolo que permita brindar protección, realizar algún traslado, si el caso lo requiere, y evitar que haya impunidad.

— Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos (@MinjusDH_Peru) April 22, 2021

This Wednesday, Minister Vega said that he will forward the request to the Attorney General’s Office to send it to the US Government in the coming weeks.

Former president Toledo and his wife are accused in a case of money laundering, known as Ecoteva.

According to the investigations, a money route was found with offshore accounts in Panama and Costa Rica, assets that were later used in Peru to acquire real estate. Based on these revelations, it was decided to process an extradition request with the US in March 2020.

Peru requested the first extradition two years ago for allegations of alleged bribes (35 million dollars) delivered by the Brazilian company Odebrecht to Toledo.

Toledo, president during the period 2001-2006, was detained in California, USA in June 2019 for eight months for risk of flight, but since March 2020 he has been under house arrest.

Source: Telesur