U.S. Judge Orders Ex-Peru President Charged with Corruption to be Released on Bail

On October 10, 2019, United States District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco said special circumstances required the release of former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo, pending the adjudication of Peru’s extradition request concerning corruption charges.[1] Toledo, 73, has been held in solitary confinement in a county jail about 40 miles east of San Francisco since his arrest on July 15.  Judge Chhabria observed a staff psychiatrist’s report, stating solitary confinement had caused a marked decline in Toledo’s mental state.[2]