Peru’s former president has been sentenced to serve more than 20 years on corruption charges, in the same prison that has housed other Peruvian leaders.

Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo has been sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison in a case linked to a corruption scandal.

The former President of Peru, Alejandro Toledo, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years and six months in prison in a corruption case. Toledo received £35 million in bribes from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht in exchange for allowing the construction of a 403 mile highway linking Brazil with southern Peru.