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El Salvador frees ex-President Saca after 10-year corruption sentence

Reuters
El Salvador frees ex-President Saca after 10-year corruption sentence

SAN ‌SALVADOR, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Elias ​Antonio "Tony" ‌Saca, a former ‌Salvadoran president imprisoned ‌for corruption, was released on Thursday, his ⁠lawyer said.

Saca, ‌61, served ⁠a reduced ​10-year sentence after pleading ​guilty to ​diverting ‌and laundering more ​than $300 ⁠million from ‌the state ​budget ​during his 2004-2009 administration.

(Reporting by Gerardo Arbaiza; ‌Writing by Raúl ‌Cortés Fernández ​and Diego Oré; Editing by Daina ‌Beth Solomon)