[CLSTR]
< Back to situation

[REVISION HISTORY]

Peruvian judicial proceedings

Updated 4 times since CLSTR started tracking revisions of this situation.

What changed

2026-08-26 00:33 UTC → 2026-08-26 17:38 UTC · added removed

In early July 2026, Peru's Supreme Court dismissed the association-illicit charge against former president Ollanta Humala, his wife Nadine Heredia and four former ministers in the Gasoducto Sur scandal, while the collusion investigation and a civil reparations phase continued. The July 6 ruling formally archived the charge, applying the retroactive benefit of Law No. 32108, which raised the minimum penalty for organization-crime offences and rendered the accusation legally insufficient. In August 2026, the legal landscape shifted significantly. Peru's Constitutional Court annulled Humala's 15-year money-laundering conviction, ruling that the judgment breached constitutional principles because the alleged conduct was not defined as a crime under Peruvian law at the time. The court ordered his immediate release from Barbadillo prison. This ruling also impacts Nadine Heredia, who remains in Brazil; her lawyers have since requested that the appellate court extend the nullification to her own 15-year sentence. Later in August, Judge Leodan Cristóbal Ayala dismissed corruption charges against 14 former ministers and officials—including former ministers of Economy, Energy and Mines, and Transport and Communications—involved officials involved in the Gasoducto Sur Peruano case. The judge ruled case, ruling that the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence to prove aggravated collusion regarding the pipeline's construction contract. While these specific proceedings are terminated, legal actions against Ollanta Humala and Nadine Heredia continue. Humala has criticized the investigation, characterizing it as a ‘campaign of judicial persecution’ and arguing that the dismissal of the officials who approved the project proves a lack of evidence for any crime. aggravated collusion. Following his release, Humala announced plans to sue the Peruvian state for damages. damages, seeking formal apologies for himself, Nadine Heredia, and the Nationalist Party, as well as the restoration of the party’s official registration. During a press conference with the Association of Foreign Press in Peru (APEP), he claimed to be Humala characterized the investigation as a victim ‘campaign of judicial persecution.’ He noted that while he does not rule out a future political persecution and stated return, his intention immediate priorities include resolving remaining legal processes related to seek a formal apology the OAS and historical reparation for himself, Nadine Heredia, Odebrecht cases and the Nationalist Party. reuniting his family, noting that his wife and minor son remain in asylum in Brazil due to a perceived lack of judicial guarantees.

Versions

  1. 2026-08-26 17:38 UTC Peruvian judicial proceedings
  2. 2026-08-26 00:33 UTC Peruvian judicial proceedings
  3. 2026-08-21 03:52 UTC Peruvian judicial proceedings
  4. 2026-08-03 13:48 UTC Peruvian judicial proceedings
  5. 2026-08-02 12:43 UTC Peruvian judicial proceedings

Only revisions since CLSTR began indexing content versions appear here. Select a version to see what changed compared to the one before it.