Peru's ex-president leaves jail after 15-year jail term for corruption overturned
Ollanta Humala had been convicted of money laundering offences alongside his wife in 2025.
Peru's former president Ollanta Humala has been released from jail after a 15-year sentence for corruption was overturned by the country's constitutional court. Humala, who served as president from 2011 to 2016, was convicted in 2025 of accepting illegal funds from Venezuela's president and Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht to fund his 2006 and 2011 election campaigns.
The court declared all criminal proceedings against him null and void, leading to his immediate release from Barbadillo Prison in Lima on Friday night. Humala's lawyer stated that the court found no evidence that the contributions his client received for the electoral campaigns amounted to money laundering. Humala's wife, Nadine Heredia, was initially sentenced to 15 years in prison for money laundering but was allowed to leave Peru for Brazil after seeking asylum at the Brazilian embassy.
They have both accused their legal persecution as political. This case is part of a wider investigation into several Peruvian presidents linked to the Odebrecht scandal.
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