A high court in Peru ruled Thursday that former President Ollanta Humala and his wife must be freed from prison while prosecutors investigate their alleged involvement in multimillion-dollar kickback schemes. But with prosecutors still not pressing formal charges against the couple, Peru's Constitutional Court ruled that their arrest and imprisonment failed to comply with due process laws. Former President Alejandro Toledo is also wanted by Peruvian prosecutors for allegedly taking $20 million in bribes from the Brazilian company in exchange for a highway contract. The corruption scandals have upended Peruvian politics and led to calls for swift action against the country's political elite. But on Thursday, Peru's high court encouraged prosecutors to be more careful in how they proceed with graft cases.

Source: ABC News April 26, 2018 20:18 UTC