LIMA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- A court in Peru suspended on Tuesday the seizure of the residence of former president Ollanta Humala, granting the family a stay of 30 days to vacate the premises.
Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, left the building located in Lima's district of Surco on Monday. They were complying with an order from the Peruvian prosecutor-general.
However, judge Richard Concepcion ruled on Tuesday that the suspension was valid for the building occupied by the former first couple.
"Due to it being the family residence of the concerned, where they reside with their young children ... the family must within 30 days vacate the building entirely and deliver it to the relevant authorities," said the ruling of the court.
Four other houses, including the residence of Heredia's mother, Antonieta Alarcon, were seized without delay.
Authorities also took possession of five vehicles and froze 14 bank accounts in the name of Heredia, Alarcon, Rocio Calderon (a close friend of Heredia), the company Todo Graph owned by the former first lady, and two of three children of the presidential couple.
Humala and Heredia are being investigated on charges of money laundering. However, they said the seizure of their properties was "revenge" and an abuse of power.
According to the prosecutor-general, the properties were paid for with illicit funds coming from bribes received to finance Humala's presidential campaigns.
These bribes are said to include a sum of 3 million U.S. dollars given to Humala by Brazilian construction giant, Odebrecht.
Humala and Heredia were jailed for an 18-month provisional sentence from July 2017 before being released on April 30 on order of the Court of Constitutional Guarantees.
