Peru ex-president, Alejandro Toledo arrested in US

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Peru's former President Alejandro Toledo has been arrested in the US. His arrest was in connection with an extradition request issued in March last year.

Mr Toledo is accused of taking $20m in bribes from the Brazilian construction company, Odebrecht, during his time in office between 2001 and 2006.

He denies all the charges and says they are politically motivated.