Peru court lowers sentence for brother of President-elect Humala

A Peruvian court on Tuesday lowered the sentence of Antauro Humala, the brother of President-elect Ollanta Humala, from 25 years in prison to 19 or 17 years, daily La Republica reported. Antauro Humala is serving a sentence for the 2005 assault on a police station in the Andean town of Andahuaylas that resulted in the [...]

Antauro Humala begins trial for 2005 assault on police station

Antauro Humala and more than 170 of his ultra-nationalist followers began trial today for the January 2005 assault on a remote police station in the southern town of Andahuaylas, in Apurímac Department. State prosecutors have requested a 35-year sentence and expulsion from the country following completion of their sentence for all of the defendants. The [...]