Peru's ex-president has 15-year jail sentence for corruption charges overturned
Ollanta Humala had been convicted of money laundering offences alongside his wife in 2025.
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"The court had decided the contributions his client received on electoral campaigns 'do not constitute money laundering'."
— Julio Espinoza Goyena , Other
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Julio Espinoza Goyena is the lawyer for Ollanta Humala.
Nadine Heredia is the former first lady of Peru and co-founder of the Nationalist Party.
Ollanta Humala is a former president of Peru who served from 2011 to 2016.
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Ollanta Humala had been convicted of money laundering offences alongside his wife in 2025.
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