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Reuters
Reuters
World
By Marco Aquino

Peru's Toledo returns home to join two other former heads of state in jail

A motorcade leaves as Peru's former President Alejandro Toledo arrives after being extradited to Peru following his surrender to U.S. authorities, in Callao, Peru April 23, 2023. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda

Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo returned on Sunday to Peru from the United States, becoming the third head of state to be imprisoned as the South American country seeks to shake off years of corruption by its rulers.

Toledo, 77, has been ordered to serve a pre-trial detention of 18 months inside a police base on the outskirts of the capital Lima, an official statement said.

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