# El Salvador frees former President Saca after 10-year corruption sentence

https://mins.news/en/item/121545

- Reuters, 2026-10-29 22:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/el-salvador-frees-ex-president-saca-after-10-year-corruption-sentence-2026-10-29/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae3c31653aa080001e55109

> Elias Antonio “Tony” Saca, El Salvador’s former president who was imprisoned for corruption, was released on Thursday, his lawyer said.

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