Peru’s ex-president Humala released after conviction overturned
Humala and his wife were sentenced to 15 years last year after being convicted of money laundering.
![Former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala leaves Barbadillo prison after the constitutional court overturned his 15-year sentence for money laundering, in Lima, Peru. [Leslie Moreno/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-01T022111Z_246013989_RC2CPMANN6EO_RTRMADP_3_PERU-POLITICS-HUMALA-1785551514.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Humala and his wife were sentenced to 15 years last year after being convicted of money laundering.
![Former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala leaves Barbadillo prison after the constitutional court overturned his 15-year sentence for money laundering, in Lima, Peru. [Leslie Moreno/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-01T022111Z_246013989_RC2CPMANN6EO_RTRMADP_3_PERU-POLITICS-HUMALA-1785551514.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)









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