Will Nadine Heredia return to Peru after Ollanta Humala's release from prison?: This is what the former president's lawyer says

LIMA — Former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala was released from the Barbadillo prison in Ate on the night of Friday, July 31, after the Tribunal Constitucional annulled the legal process and a 2025 sentence against him. Humala had been serving a 15-year prison sentence for money laundering related to alleged false contributions and receiving funds from the Venezuelan government for his electoral campaigns. Upon regaining his freedom, Humala declared that he had been "kidnapped by the State."

The First National Preparatory Investigation Court executed the order issued by Peru's highest court, leading to the immediate release of the former president, who governed the country from 2011 to 2016. Following his excarceration, questions have been raised regarding the potential return to Peru of former First Lady Nadine Heredia. According to Wilfredo Pedraza, the legal representative for the former president, statements have been made addressing her legal future and whether she will return to the country.