Peruvian court sentences ex-President Ollanta Humala, his wife to 15 years in prison

Former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala (C) arrives at a court in Lima, Peru, on April 15, 2025. A Peruvian court on Tuesday sentenced former President Ollanta Humala (2011-2016) and his wife, Nadine Heredia, to 15 years in prison after finding them guilty of money laundering. (Str/Xinhua)

LIMA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- A Peruvian court on Tuesday sentenced former President Ollanta Humala (2011-2016) and his wife, Nadine Heredia, to 15 years in prison "after finding them guilty of money laundering."

The decision was handed down by the Third National Collegiate Criminal Court presided by Judge Nayko Coronado, with a majority of the judges voting in favor of the sentence. The time the former president and his wife have spent in pretrial detention, approximately nine months, is to be considered time served.

The money laundering charges against the former president and his wife stemmed from alleged illegal contributions that Brazilian construction company Odebrecht made to the Nationalist Party to finance electoral campaigns between 2006 and 2011. ■

Photo taken on April 15, 2025 shows the trial of former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala in Lima, Peru. A Peruvian court on Tuesday sentenced former President Ollanta Humala (2011-2016) and his wife, Nadine Heredia, to 15 years in prison after finding them guilty of money laundering. (Str/Xinhua)

Former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala (C) arrives at a court in Lima, Peru, on April 15, 2025. A Peruvian court on Tuesday sentenced former President Ollanta Humala (2011-2016) and his wife, Nadine Heredia, to 15 years in prison after finding them guilty of money laundering. (Str/Xinhua)