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 LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peru's ex-presidential candidate Ollanta Humala vowed Thursday to defend himself against charges that he masterminded his brother's deadly 2005 takeover of a police station, calling the allegations a "judicial smearing."
Humala, who was charged earlier this week, faces 10 to 20 years in prison if convicted of planning the four-day siege, which left six people dead.
"I consider this judicial smearing ... to be like potholes that the political road presents to politicians who truly want change for the nation," said Humala, who is free on bail but barred from leaving Peru. "I am going to defend my innocence."
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