Catherine Ampuero: “After 20 days, Alejandro Toledo can set foot on Peruvian soil and go to Barbadillo”

Katherine Ampuero, special ex-prosecutor in the case of Love Jato believes that the legal position of the former president Alexander Toledo This had only one outcome: his extradition to Peruvian soil, despite legal appeals filed by his defense.

“The US justice system was strong enough and uniform enough to declare these complaints unfounded, and now will be no exception. Alexander Toledo it’s a delay, but it won’t change the decision,” he said in Air Rotary.

In that sense, he considered that the request for a review of the decision of the North American judge Thomas H. Hickson This is another maneuver to “obstruct” the actions of justice.

“It is clear that this is a hindrance for us, this delaybut this is a resource that is protected according to the rules, as part of the trial,” he said.

“Legally, he is exercising his right to defense, this is part of due process. It is the remedy that the law itself provides to those who are immersed in the process. extradition”, he added.

In this regard, he indicated that although the ex-president will have 14 days to substantiate his request, the judge’s decision will remain unchanged.

“That’s why the judges are giving him this 14 day time limit so he can substantiate this appeal. revision (…) so that (the judge) changes his decision. To be honest, it’s very hard for me. I believe the decision will continue to be exactly the same as the last appeals it has submitted. Toledo”, kept.

“In 20 days he will set foot on Peruvian soil”

Ampuero Mesa He recalled that more than five years ago, a preventive measure of restraint was requested against the ex-president and that he managed to evade it by fleeing to the United States, where he still lives.

“The present appeal submitted by the defense Alexander Toledo is another legal maneuver that tries to delay it extradition which we have been asking since 2018. Please note that in February 2017 Team Lava Jato demanded the preventive detention of Alejandro Toledo,” he stressed.

“Judge Concepción Caruancho recognized the demand as justified, but, unfortunately, it was not complied with, since this information could leak into Alexander Toledo and he immediately left the country and obstructed the event,” he added.

However, he considered that, given the current circumstances in 20 daysAlejandro Toledo could have come into the country to be taken to the Barbadillo prison.

“Once the judge makes a decision, the Peruvian authorities will be able to bring Alejandro Toledo without any formalities. I think in 20 days we can talk about Toledo can set foot on Peruvian soil,” he said.

“After the U.S. justice has ruled, an arrest or detention will need to be made so that he can be presented to the Peruvian authorities and can be transferred from the U.S. to our country, where the Minister of Justice has already announced that Barbadillo This will be the place where another president of the republic will live, who must report to justice,” he stressed.