秘鲁宪法法院推翻了对前总统奥兰塔·乌马拉的15年监禁判决[1]。乌马拉因被判定接受委内瑞拉和巴西建筑公司Odebrecht的非法资金用于2006年和2011年选举活动而获罪[1],但法院宣布针对他的整个刑事诉讼程序无效[1]。法院认定这些竞选贡献"不构成洗钱"[1]。这一决定意味着乌马拉预计将被释放出狱。
乌马拉的妻子纳迪娜·埃雷迪亚同样因相关罪名被判15年监禁,但已获准前往巴西避难[1]。乌马拉是被Odebrecht丑闻调查的四位秘鲁总统之一[1]。其他涉案前总统情况各异:前总统托莱多因接受3500万美元贿赂被判超过20年监禁[1],前总统加西亚于2019年自杀[1],前总统库琴斯基面临弹劾程序[1]。
Peru's Constitutional Court has invalidated the entire criminal proceedings against former President Ollanta Humala, effectively overturning his 15-year prison sentence for corruption charges [1]. Humala had been convicted of accepting illegal campaign funds from Venezuelan sources and Brazilian construction company Odebrecht for his 2006 and 2011 presidential campaigns [1]. According to his legal team, the court determined that the campaign contributions did not constitute money laundering, leading to the nullification of the prosecution [1]. Humala is expected to be released from prison following the ruling [1].
The decision comes as part of a broader reckoning with the Odebrecht scandal that has ensnared multiple Peruvian leaders [1]. Humala's wife, Nadine Heredia, who also received a 15-year sentence, has already been granted permission to seek refuge in Brazil [1]. Among the four former Peruvian presidents implicated in the Odebrecht investigation, former President Alejandro Toledo remains incarcerated with a sentence exceeding 20 years after accepting $35 million in bribes, while former President Alan García died by suicide in 2019; former President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski faced an impeachment process [1].