FILE PHOTO: Peru's former President Ollanta Humala and former first lady Nadine Heredia leave the Nationalist Party headquarters in Lima, Peru, July 13, 2017. REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo/File Photo
LIMA (Reuters) - A Peruvian appeals court ruled on Friday that former President Ollanta Humala and his wife must remain in pre-trial detention for up to 18 months while they are investigated for campaign contributions.
Humala, who was president a little over a year ago, and former first lady Nadine Heredia have been accused of taking illegal campaign donations from Brazilian builder Odebrecht SA [ODBES.UL] in 2011 and from late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in 2006 and using them for personal enrichment.
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