Peru asks Trump to consider deporting ex-President Alejandro Toledo

Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has urged his US counterpart Donald Trump to consider deporting fugitive ex-Peruvian leader Alejandro Toledo.

Mr. Toledo, who is believed to be in San Francisco, is accused of taking $20m (£16m) in bribes, which he denies. He says he is the victim of a witch-hunt.

In the phone call on Sunday, Mr Kuczynski asked Mr Trump to "evaluate" the situation.

So far efforts to arrest Mr Toledo have been stifled by legal complications.

Mr Toledo governed Peru from 2001 to 2006 and is accused of receiving money from Brazilian building firm Odebrecht in return for a contract to build stretches of a highway linking the country with Brazil.

A reward of $30,000 has been offered for any information leading to Mr Toledo's capture.

SOURCE: BBC NEWS