国际英语资讯:Perus ex-president Toledo requests fair trial in his country, lawyer says
<p><span word="LIMA">LIMA</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 31-- <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="Peruvian">Peruvian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Alejandro">Alejandro</span> <span word="Toledo">Toledo</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="assurance">assurance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="extradited">extradited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Peru">Peru</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="Heriberto">Heriberto</span> <span word="Benitez">Benitez</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="scared">scared</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Peru">Peru</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="impartial">impartial</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="assured">assured</span>, <span word="Benitez">Benitez</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Peruvian">Peruvian</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="Toledo">Toledo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="extradition">extradition</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="accusing">accusing</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="peddling">peddling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="laundering">laundering</span>.</p><p><span word="Toledo">Toledo</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="Peru">Peru</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2001 <span word="to">to</span> 2006, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 16 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="jailed">jailed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Toledo">Toledo</span> <span word="took">took</span> 20 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bribes">bribes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Odebrecht">Odebrecht</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Interoceanic">Interoceanic</span> <span word="Highway">Highway</span> <span word="linking">linking</span> <span word="Peru">Peru</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>.</p><p><span word="Toledo">Toledo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fugitive">fugitive</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Peruvian">Peruvian</span> <span word="justice">justice</span>, <span word="given">given</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Toledo">Toledo</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="before">before</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="warrant">warrant</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="issued">issued</span>.</p><p><span word="Toledo">Toledo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="extradition">extradition</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preliminary">preliminary</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>. <span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Magistrate">Magistrate</span> <span word="Judge">Judge</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Hixson">Hixson</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 12 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="bail">bail</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Toledo">Toledo</span> <span word="fights">fights</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="extradition">extradition</span>.</p>
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