Ex-President Alejandro Toledo Seeks Prison Release over Health

Politics: Peru Key Facts —Request. Alejandro Toledo, who governed Peru from 2001 to 2006, has asked to be released from prison on humanitarian grounds, citing his age and deteriorating health, according to his lawyer. —Mechanism. His defense filed for a presidential grace (gracia presidencial) and is also weighing a 20

Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo, 81, has asked President Keiko Fujimori to expedite the presidential pardon he requested on humanitarian grounds, in an interview given on Sunday from Barbadillo prison to the program Sin Rodeos on Panamericana Televisión.