Former President
Alejandro Toledo
, accused by Lima of corruption and money laundering, turned himself in this Friday morning before the US authorities to begin his extradition process to Peru, authorities in California reported.
Toledo, 77, turned himself in at 9:15 a.m. (1:15 p.m. in Buenos Aires) locally to a federal court in San José and
was placed at the disposal of the United States marshals.
Toledo, claimed by the justice of his country since the end of 2017, is charged with the alleged commission of the crimes of money laundering, collusion and influence peddling in relation to contracts awarded to the Odebrecht company for the construction of the Interoceanic Route between Brazil and Peru.
Journalists stand guard in the courts where Toledo appeared.
Photo: Reuters
From his apartment in the town of Menlo Park (San Francisco Bay, USA), the former president had settled any doubts about his delivery, scheduled for this Friday: "I will do it, I am respectful of the judge's decision ( Thomas S. Hixson), although I do not share it".
Toledo was under house arrest, a condition that he has enjoyed since 2020, after a year in a California prison, due to the dangers that the covid-19 health crisis could entail for his state of health.
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