:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/54UEKSQUQNAYLFRHDNR2ZT5ZME.jpg "Alejandro Toledo: his extradition to Peru could take seven to eight weeks, according to the prosecution")
the senior prosecutor alfredo rebaza referred to ongoing extradition process – already authorized by the State Department of UNITED STATES (USA)- against the former president Alejandro Toledo.
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The United States gave the green light to the extradition last September, although the final decision was left to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Toledo is accused of receiving millionaire bribes from Brazilian company Odebrecht
The ex-president faces two charges of Public minister for alleged corruption. Although there is still no sentence involved, the entity has repeatedly expressed – through various prosecutors – that the case is solid.
“With this (the approval of the extradition) means that there is already a firm decision to hand over this person accountable, to the process that is under way in Peru, for the crime of collusion and money laundering. Now begins a work of coordination between the Peruvian authorities who must carry it out with the authorities of UNITED STATESRebaza told RPP News.
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The former president will have 24 or 48 hours to surrender voluntarily, failing which American justice will arrest him.
The boss of the Office for International Judicial Cooperation and Extraditions He also said that it was to be expected that the authorities of this country “confirm that this person is ready to be transferred”.
Toledo Manrique he could receive sentences of twenty years and six months in prison; and another of 16 years and eight months in prison for the cases Southern Interoceanic Highway sections 2 and 3; And ‘Ecoteva‘, respectively.
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The Foreign Relations Ministry said the State Department’s decision is also a recognition of the independence of the judicial system in Peru.
“With that (the Peruvian delegation that will go to the United States), he Peru will confirm what would be the entourage -surely Interpol as well as other officials that they will justly carry out this decision; that is, they will go there, execute the delivery and make the transfer to Peruvian territory,” he explained.
Regarding the period that Peruvian justice must wait to finalize the extradition process, since last February 21, he said that it will take at least two weeks for the former head of state to arrive in Peru.
“We say this knowingly. There is no strict deadline there is no fixed term but by refining the work and the coordination between the two States, let’s hope it doesn’t last seven or eight weeks, let’s hope it’s even less,” he said.