Peru’s ex-president Humala released after conviction overturned
Summary
Former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala was freed from prison after Peru’s Constitutional Court canceled his 15-year sentence. He had been convicted of money laundering related to receiving illegal campaign donations from the construction company Odebrecht and the Venezuelan government.Key Facts
- Ollanta Humala was serving a 15-year prison term for money laundering linked to illegal campaign contributions.
- The Constitutional Court ruled the criminal case against Humala invalid and overturned his conviction.
- The court found that the actions Humala was convicted for were not legally defined as money laundering at the time.
- Humala was president of Peru from 2011 to 2016 and was the first ex-leader in the Odebrecht scandal to face trial.
- Odebrecht, a Brazilian construction firm, admitted to paying $29 million in bribes to Peruvian officials from 2005 to 2014.
- Odebrecht agreed to pay $3.5 billion in penalties for bribing foreign leaders across Latin America.
- Humala’s wife, Nadine Heredia, was also found guilty but later received asylum in Brazil.
- The decision to release Humala came after he filed a legal petition claiming wrongful imprisonment.
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